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Qui fait quoi ? : -re verbs like prendre and entendre

French

This unit revisits subject pronouns, -er and -re verbs in the present tense, and two-verb constructions with 'aimer' in the context of describing free time activities. It also consolidates silent final letters, and the sound-symbol correspondences [-er,-ez,-é], [on], [en,an] and hard [s].

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Match the subject pronouns to the correct verb endings for -re verbs like 'entendre'. 

Which of the following -re verbs follows the pattern of 'entendre'?

In -re verbs like 'prendre', which letters are removed from the infinitive before adding the endings in the je, tu, and il/elle/on forms?

In -re verbs like 'prendre', which letters are removed from the infinitive before adding the endings in the nous, vous and ils/elles forms?

it comes before 'c' or 'l' in the last syllable

An [e] is usually lengthened and pronounced more like [ê/è] when ...

Complete the sentence with the correct form of a suitable -re verb: Le mercredi, mes frères {{}} anglais au collège. 

Select the verbs in the correct order to complete the text: 
Dans mon temps libre, j'aime __________ à la piscine, __________ des SMS et __________ des animaux rares.

you plural (formal or informal)/you singular (formal)

Match the subject pronouns to their English equivalent.

Find the -re infinitive in the following sentence: J'aime apprendre l'anglais et j'aime dessiner des animaux rares. 

Which of the following infinitives have the [en/an] sound like in the word 'enfant'?

In which of the following words is the [e] sound different to its sound in the other words? 

Match the -re infinitives to their English translations. 

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