a word that describes and usually agrees in number and gender with a noun or pronoun

an example of a common group of -ir verbs, meaning ‘to choose’

an example of a common group of -ir verbs, meaning ‘to leave’

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'On part pour la France'  : -ir verbs like 'choisir' and 'partir'; adjectives

French

In this unit, pupils re-examine verbs like choisir, partir and venir in the present, and add to this verbs like ouvrir. They revisit questions, pre-nominal adjectives, contraction of articles after à and de, and expand knowledge of negation. A further focus is the use of direct object pronouns. 

Communication and the world around us: 'La France est belle !'

Match these adjectives to their English translations.  

What is added to the adjectives 'beau' and 'nouveau' to make their masculine plural form?

Match the verb endings for verbs like 'choisir' to the correct pronouns. 

In which of the following verbs do we hear the [s] or [ss] sound?

For verbs like 'partir', which letters do we remove to form the stem for the 'je', 'tu' and 'il/elle/on' forms?

Fill in the gaps in the following sentence: 'Je __________ (choose) le théâtre parce que j’aime les bâtiments qui sont __________ (beautiful) et __________ (old).'

Match these places in a town to their English translations. 

Which letter is normally added to an adjective to make it feminine?

In which of the words below is the [s] or [ss] a soft sound?

Match these adjectives to their gender and number description. 

Match these verbs to their English translations. 

Make the noun, verb and adjective in the following sentence plural: 'Le magasin est petit.' (The shop is small.)

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