Year 9

Talk about what you are doing today vs what you did yesterday (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Talk about what you are doing today vs what you did yesterday (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use the verbs 'faire' and 'dire' in the present and perfect tenses.

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11 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'I did/I made''?
j'ai dit
Correct answer: j'ai fait
je fais
je fait
Q2.
How do you say 'I said'?
j'ai dis
Correct answer: j'ai dit
je dis
je dit
Q3.
Translate: Yesterday I made my bed
hier j'ai fais mon lit
Correct answer: hier j'ai fait mon lit
hier je fais mon lit
hier je fait mon lit
Q4.
Translate: I say goodbye
j'ai dis au revoir
j'ai dit au revoir
Correct answer: je dis au revoir
je dit au revoir
Q5.
Which is the correct translation: 'Now I am doing the cooking'?
Maintainant je fais la cuisine
Correct answer: Maintenant je fais la cuisine
Maintienant j'ai fais la cuisine
Mantenant j'ai fais la cuisine
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
fait
Correct answer: did
time
went
Q8.
dit
did
like
Correct answer: said
Q9.
essayer
to chase, chasing
Correct answer: to try, trying
to write, writing
Q10.
toujours
Correct answer: always
every day
sometimes
Q11.
maintenant
Correct answer: now
often
sometimes