a single idea expressed by several words, often including two verbs, e.g., 'is going to go'

verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb

moi j’adore

nous risquons

Task B1

Notre planète est en crise : infinitives as nouns, 'en train de' and 'venir de'

French

This unit examines the use of direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense, infinitives used as nouns, and the perfect tense when used as the equivalent of the present perfect. Furthermore, pupils will meet the present tense with depuis, être en train de, and venir de + infinitive.

Communication and the world around us: mon nouveau pays

Match the French words below to the correct English meanings.

Fill in the gap to complete the following sentence: 'Je ne reste pas en France. Je préfère aller à {{}}.' (I don't stay in France. I prefer to go abroad.)

Match each subject to the correct verb form.

After 'venir de', always use a past participle.

After 'venir de', always use the present tense.

After 'venir de', always use an infinitive.

After 'venir de', always use the present participle, e.g., making, listening.

Which French verb do you need to know very well in the present tense when saying what you are in the process of doing?

What word is missing in the following sentence? 'Nous venons de {{}} le dîner.' (We have just eaten dinner.)

Which of these verbs are past participles?

Match the French words below to the correct English translations.

Fill in the gap to complete the following sentence: 'Il ne faut pas jeter les {{}} par terre.' (You mustn't throw rubbish on the ground.)

Which of the below is the correct verb phrase to start the following sentence? '__________ ma décision.' (I regretted my decision.)

Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into French: 'I avoid using too much water.'

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