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Who has what? Singular 'avoir' and 'être'

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I can recognise and use different singular forms of the verbs 'avoir' and 'être'.

I can recognise and distinguish between the sounds [o]/[au] and [eu].

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Who has what? Singular 'avoir' and 'être'

Learning outcomes

I can recognise and use different singular forms of the verbs 'avoir' and 'être'.

I can recognise and distinguish between the sounds [o]/[au] and [eu].

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Key learning points

  1. The sound-symbol correspondences [o] and [au] sound the same, like the [au] in gauche, left.
  2. The verb 'avoir' means to have. 'Tu as', 'il a' and 'elle a' are singular forms of this verb.
  3. The verb 'être' means to be. 'Tu es', 'il est and 'elle est' are singular forms of this verb.
  4. Some of the singular forms of 'avoir' to have and 'être' to be, sound similar, e.g., tu as, tu es.

Keywords

  • [o]/[au] - pronounced 'au' as in 'gauche', left.

  • Tu as/tu es - you have/you are

  • Il a/il est - he has/he is

  • Elle a/elle est - she has/she is

Common misconception

The verb 'avoir' in 'tu as' and 'il, elle a' and the verb 'être' in 'tu es' and 'il, elle est' sound the same and so must be spelt the same.

It is important to understand that they don't sound the same and are not spelt the same. Some forms of avoir sound the same due to SFCs. These singular forms of 'avoir' and 'être' should be learnt off by heart as they are extremely frequent.

Knowing these two verbs 'avoir' and 'être' off by heart will really help children in their future French studies, so it is really important to embed this knowledge early on.
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6 Questions

Q1.
'Le garçon montre le ballon à son oncle'. How many times is the [on] SSC in this sentence?
once
twice
three times
four times
Correct answer: five times
Q2.
True or false? When you speak in the singular form you speak about many people.
Correct Answer: False, FALSE
Q3.
Put the pronouns and their verbs in the order you learn them in the singular form.
1 - j'ai
2 - tu as
3 - il a
4 - elle a
Q4.
True or false? 'Tu as une moto ?' means 'You have a motorbike'.
Correct Answer: False
Q5.
When writing yes/no questions in French you translate the words 'do' or 'does'.
Correct Answer: don't, DON'T, don't have to, don't need to, never
Q6.
Match the sentences.
Correct Answer:C'est lundi: je suis curieux.,It's Monday: I am curious (m).
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It's Monday: I am curious (m).

Correct Answer:C'est mardi: il est curieux.,It's Tuesday: he is curious (m).
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It's Tuesday: he is curious (m).

Correct Answer:C'est mercredi: tu es curieuse.,It's Wednesday: you are curious (f).
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It's Wednesday: you are curious (f).

Correct Answer:C'est mercredi: tu es curieux.,It's Wednesday: you are curious (m)
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It's Wednesday: you are curious (m)

Correct Answer:C'est lundi: je suis curieuse.,It's Monday: I am curious (f).
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It's Monday: I am curious (f).

Correct Answer:C'est mardi: elle est curieuse.,It's Tuesday: she is curious (f).
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It's Tuesday: she is curious (f).

6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? The SSCs [o] and [au] sound different.
Correct Answer: False, FALSE
Q2.
Which of the following words contain the SSCs [o] or [au]?
Correct answer: jaune
feu
Correct answer: photo
peluche
Correct answer: faux
Q3.
Match the French to the English.
Correct Answer:tu as,you have
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you have

Correct Answer:il a,he has
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he has

Correct Answer:elle a,she has
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she has

Correct Answer:tu es,you are
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you are

Correct Answer:il est,he is
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he is

Correct Answer:elle est,she is
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she is

Q4.
Which of the following are forms of the verb 'avoir' to have?
Correct answer: tu as
il est
Correct answer: il a
tu es
Correct answer: elle a
Q5.
In the singular forms of the verb 'avoir' (tu) 'as' and (il, elle) 'a' sound the same but they are spelt differently because of their silent final .
Correct Answer: consonant, CONSONANT
Q6.
Read the sentence in French and match up the English translations below. 'Tu es heureux, tu as un gâteau ! Elle est sérieuse, elle a un livre. Il est amusant, il a un jeu'.
Correct Answer:you are,happy
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happy

Correct Answer:you have,a cake
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a cake

Correct Answer:she is,serious
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serious

Correct Answer:she has,a book
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a book

Correct Answer:he is,amusing
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amusing

Correct Answer:he has,a game
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a game

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