a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I said', 'she did'

verb that forms the perfect tense, usually together with a present tense form of 'avoir'

A1 - 1 mener

A1 - 2 dessiner

A1 - 3 souligner

A1 - 4 campagne

A1 - 5 gouverner

A1 - 6 poignée

C1 - 1 J’ai fait mon lit.

C1 - 2 J’ai fait mes devoirs.

C1 - 3 Je fais une activité.

C1 - 4 Je dis bonjour à ma famille.

C1 - 5 J’ai fait une pizza.

C1 - 6 Je fais un café.

Today and yesterday: perfect tense with 'faire' and 'dire'

French

In this unit, knowledge of -er verbs in the present tense is embedded, and intonation and inversion questions with and without question words are revisited. Pupils contrast present and perfect tenses with 'avoir' for -er verbs, faire and dire. The SSCs um,un and -gn- are taught.

Everyday life: -ER verbs in the present and past

Which letters are usually silent final consonants in French?

Which places contain the sound [gn] in French?

We use the {{}} tense to refer to completed past actions in French.

Order the words to say: 'Yesterday, I went on a trip and now I'm doing the housework'.

Put the French numbers in descending order (biggest to smallest).

Write the feminine form of the adjective 'new'.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Today and yesterday: perfect tense with 'faire' and 'dire'

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.