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Talk about what others do: -er verbs 3rd persons singular and plural

I can understand and form sentences using a range of -er verbs to talk and write about what others do.

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Talk about what others do: -er verbs 3rd persons singular and plural

I can understand and form sentences using a range of -er verbs to talk and write about what others do.

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Key learning points

  1. For 'she, he' + verb in French, the verb ends in -e, 'nous' + verb the ending is -ons and for 'ils, elles' it's -ent.
  2. The 'she, he' form of the verb is called the 3rd person singular, the 'they' form is the 3rd person plural.
  3. We can use a name or a noun in the place of a pronoun before the verb e.g. 'le garçon' or 'David' instead of 'il'.
  4. It is difficult to distinguish between the 'il, elle' and the 'ils, elles' verb forms because they sound the same.
  5. If a singular/plural noun is used before the 3rd person singular/plural, the article helps us to identify the verb form.

Keywords

  • 3rd person singular - the 'she, he' form of the verb

  • 3rd person plural - the 'they' form of the verb

Common misconception

I still need to use the subject pronoun even if I am using a name or a noun before the verb form.

A noun or name can replace a subject pronoun. So 'ils chantent ensemble' could be changed to 'les garçons chantent ensemble' or 'David, Robert et Jacques chantent ensemble'.

The key to success here is lots of practise, so mini whitebords and pens are useful tools!
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French subject pronouns to the English.
Correct Answer:je/j',I
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I

Correct Answer:tu,you
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you

Correct Answer:il/elle,he/she
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he/she

Correct Answer:nous,we
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we

Correct Answer:ils/elles,they
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they

Q2.
Match the French -er verbs to the English.
Correct Answer:trouver,to find, finding
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to find, finding

Correct Answer:regarder,to watch, watching
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to watch, watching

Correct Answer:jouer,to play, playing
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to play, playing

Correct Answer:rester,to stay, staying
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to stay, staying

Correct Answer:passer,to spend, spending (time)
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to spend, spending (time)

Correct Answer:étudier,to study, studying
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to study, studying

Q3.
Which of these verbs are in their infinitive form?
écoutons
Correct answer: jouer
mange
trouvent
Correct answer: préparer
Q4.
Which of the following words are nouns?
Correct answer: le chien
ils
nous
Correct answer: les femmes
Correct answer: le garçon
Q5.
Match the French sentences with their English translation.
Correct Answer:Il écoute la radio.,He listens to the radio.
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He listens to the radio.

Correct Answer:Nous écoutons la radio.,We listen to the radio.
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We listen to the radio.

Correct Answer:Ils écoutent la radio.,They listen to the radio.
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They listen to the radio.

Correct Answer:Elle porte un uniforme.,She wears a uniform.
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She wears a uniform.

Correct Answer:Nous portons un uniforme.,We wear a uniform.
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We wear a uniform.

Correct Answer:Elles portent un uniforme.,They wear a uniform.
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They wear a uniform.

Q6.
Translate the following sentence into French by matching the correct pronouns with the rest of the sentences below. 'He watches the TV, she studies history, we prepare lunch, they play outside.'
Correct Answer:Il,regarde la télé
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regarde la télé

Correct Answer:elle,étudie l'histoire
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étudie l'histoire

Correct Answer:nous,préparons le déjeuner
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préparons le déjeuner

Correct Answer:ils,jouent dehors.
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jouent dehors.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the sentence in French with their English sentence type.
Correct Answer:A 'he' sentence.,Il joue au foot.
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Il joue au foot.

Correct Answer:A 'she' sentence',Elle travaille dehors.
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Elle travaille dehors.

Correct Answer:A 'we' sentence.,Nous écoutons la professeure.
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Nous écoutons la professeure.

Q2.
Match the correct form of 'aimer' to the rest of the sentence in order to translate the following: he likes studying, she likes listening to the radio, we like working at home, they like watching TV.
Correct Answer:Il aime,étudier
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étudier

Correct Answer:elle aime,écouter la radio
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écouter la radio

Correct Answer:nous aimons,travailler à la maison
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travailler à la maison

Correct Answer:ils aiment,regarder la télé.
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regarder la télé.

Q3.
Choose the name/s that could replace the subject pronoun in each sentence.
Correct Answer:Il écoute le chanteur.,Amir
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Amir

Correct Answer:Elle joue au foot.,Léa
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Léa

Correct Answer:Ils préparent le déjeuner.,Amir et Léa
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Amir et Léa

Correct Answer:Elles mangent à l'école.,Léa et Sophie
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Léa et Sophie

Q4.
Another way of describing the 'il/elle' and 'ils/elles' forms of a verb is...
1st persons singular/plural.
2nd persons singular/plural.
Correct answer: 3rd persons singular/plural.
Q5.
Pick the reasons why we do not hear the difference between the 3rd person singular and the 3rd person plural of -er verbs.
Correct answer: The ending to 'il/elle' verbs is an SFe.
Liaison.
Intonation.
Correct answer: The 's' of ils and elles is an SFC.
Correct answer: The -ent ending of 3rd person plural -er verbs is silent.
Q6.
Choose the noun that best replaces the subject pronoun in each sentence (the sentence also needs to make sense!).
Correct Answer:Le chien,joue à la maison.
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joue à la maison.

Correct Answer:Les chiens,marchent avec les filles.
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marchent avec les filles.

Correct Answer:Le garçon,prépare le déjeuner.
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prépare le déjeuner.

Correct Answer:Les filles,étudient l'histoire.
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étudient l'histoire.

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