Preferences: singular verbs of opinion
Learning outcomes
I can form sentences to give my opinion using singular opinion verbs in the present tense.
I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [oi].
Preferences: singular verbs of opinion
Learning outcomes
I can form sentences to give my opinion using singular opinion verbs in the present tense.
I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [oi].
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Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [oi] makes the sound as in 'trois'.
- In French, there is only one way to talk about things in the present tense: je regarde.
- In English, there are two ways to refer to the present: I watch and I am watching.
- Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e.
- 'Adorer', 'aimer', 'préférer' and 'détester' are opinion verbs, which usually translate into the simple present tense.
Keywords
[oi] - SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'trois'
Present tense - describes an action that is currently happening, or an event that happens regularly
-er verb - a verb which has an infinitive form ending in -er
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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Starter quiz
6 Questions
to prefer, preferring
to hate, hating
to like, liking
to love, loving
to eat, eating
to sing, singing
I hate, am hating
you prefer, are preferring
he likes, is liking
she loves, is loving
I sing, am singing
you eat, are eating
Exit quiz
6 Questions
I love, am loving
you love, are loving
he loves, is loving
I hate, am hating
you hate, are hating
she hates, is hating