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Family activities: singular regular -er verbs

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I can use singular -er verbs to say what I do at the weekend.

I can distinguish between the [e], [è] and [é] sounds.

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Family activities: singular regular -er verbs

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I can use singular -er verbs to say what I do at the weekend.

I can distinguish between the [e], [è] and [é] sounds.

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Key learning points

  1. Accents can change the pronunciation of a letter in French. The SSCs [e], [è] and [é] make different sounds.
  2. 'Manger' (to eat) and 'passer' (to spend) are two regular -er verbs.
  3. In French, there is only one way to talk about things in the present tense: je regarde.
  4. In English, there are two ways to refer to the present: I watch and I am watching.
  5. Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e.

Keywords

  • [e] - prnounced as in 'cheval'

  • [è] - pronounced as in 'frère'

  • [é] - pronounced as in 'répéter'

  • -er verb - a verb which has an infinitive form ending in -er

  • Present tense - describing an action that is currently happening, or an event that happens regularly

Common misconception

There are two ways of referring to the present tense in French, as in English. For example: I watch and I am watching.

There is only one way to refer to the present tense in French: je regarde. This can be translated as both 'I watch', and 'I am watching'.


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Ask pupils to share what they do at the weekend, using the nine verbs learnt today in class.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these French words doesn't have the [e] sound.
cheval
petit
samedi
Correct answer: méchant
Q2.
Match the French to the English.
Correct Answer:je mange,I eat, I am eating
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I eat, I am eating

Correct Answer:tu manges,you eat, you are eating
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you eat, you are eating

Correct Answer:il mange,he eats, he is eating
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he eats, he is eating

Correct Answer:elle mange,she eats, she is eating
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she eats, she is eating

Correct Answer:manger,to eat, eating
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to eat, eating

Q3.
Which French verb means 'to wear, wearing'.
donner
Correct answer: porter
parler
regarder
passer
Q4.
Translate into English 'c'est facile de parler en anglais'.
Correct Answer: It's easy speaking English., It's easy to speak English.
Q5.
Match the French to the English.
Correct Answer:mon ami,my friend
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my friend

Correct Answer:ma mère,my mother
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my mother

Correct Answer:ton frère,your brother
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your brother

Correct Answer:ton ami,your friend
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your friend

Correct Answer:ta mère,your mother
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your mother

Correct Answer:ma sœur,my sister
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my sister

Q6.
Which word would help translate 'Samedi, je un film avec mon ami'.
Correct Answer: regarde

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French to the English.
Correct Answer:écouter,to listen
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to listen

Correct Answer:préparer,to prepare
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to prepare

Correct Answer:chanter,to sing
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to sing

Correct Answer:manger,to eat
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to eat

Correct Answer:passer,to spend
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to spend

Correct Answer:regarder,to watch
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to watch

Q2.
Match the English to the French.
Correct Answer:I listen, am listening,j'écoute
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j'écoute

Correct Answer:you listen, are listening,tu écoutes
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tu écoutes

Correct Answer:you eat, are eating,tu manges
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tu manges

Correct Answer:I eat, am eating,je mange
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je mange

Correct Answer:I give, am giving,je donne
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je donne

Correct Answer:you give, are giving,tu donnes
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tu donnes

Q3.
Translate into English: 'aujourd'hui, je porte un t-shirt'.
Correct Answer: Today, I wear a t-shirt., Today, I am wearing a t-shirt.
Q4.
'Dimanche, je parle au téléphone avec mon père'. Choose the correct translations.
On Sunday, I talk to my mum on the telephone.
On Saturday, I talk to my dad on the telephone.
Correct answer: On Sunday, I talk to my dad on the telephone.
Correct answer: On Sunday, I am talking to my dad on the telephone.
On Monday, I am talking to my sister on the telephone.
Q5.
Which word means 'lunch'?
dîner
petit-déjeuner
repas
Correct answer: déjeuner
manger
Q6.
Translate into French: 'she prepares chicken, she is preparing chicken'.
Correct Answer: Elle prépare le poulet.

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