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Talk to others: -er verbs 2nd persons singular and plural

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I can use 'tu' and 'vous' with a range of -er verbs to understand and say what 'you' and 'you all' do.

I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [i].

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Talk to others: -er verbs 2nd persons singular and plural

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I can use 'tu' and 'vous' with a range of -er verbs to understand and say what 'you' and 'you all' do.

I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [i].

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Revisiting the sound [i].

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Key learning points

The sound symbol correspondence [i] sounds like the 'i' in 'midi.
There are two ways of saying 'you' in French: for one person you use 'tu' for more than one person you use 'vous'.
To say you (singular) + regular -er verbs, the verb ends in -es. For you (plural) the verb ends in -ez.
We call these two forms of the verb the 2nd persons singular and plural.

Keywords

[i] - sounds like the [i] in midi
Tu - subject pronoun for you (singular) in French
Vous - subject pronoun for you (plural) in French

Common misconception

There is just one way of saying 'you' in French like in English.

There are two ways of saying 'you' in French. We use 'tu' for 'you singular' and 'vous' for 'you plural'.

It is helpful to have a clear mime to show the difference between 'you singular' (tu) and 'you plural' (vous) in French. Maybe pointing directly at someone for 'tu' and a breaststroke action, pointing to a range of people, for 'vous'.

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6 Questions

Q1.

Match the English to the French subject pronouns.

Correct Answer:I,je/j'

je/j'

Correct Answer:you,tu

Correct Answer:he,il

Correct Answer:she,elle

elle

Correct Answer:we,nous

nous

Correct Answer:they,ils/elles

ils/elles

Q2.

Match the French -er verbs to the English.

Correct Answer:écouter,to listen, listening

to listen, listening

Correct Answer:demander,to ask, asking

to ask, asking

Correct Answer:montrer,to show, showing

to show, showing

Correct Answer:penser,to think, thinking

to think, thinking

Correct Answer:donner,to give, giving

to give, giving

Correct Answer:marcher,to walk, walking

to walk, walking

Q3.

Match the sentence in French with the correct English sentence type.

Correct Answer:Je pose une question.,An 'I' sentence.

An 'I' sentence.

Correct Answer:Tu prépares le déjeuner.,A 'you' sentence.

A 'you' sentence.

Correct Answer:Il écoute le professeur.,A 'he' sentence.

A 'he' sentence.

Correct Answer:Elle marche à l'école.,A 'she' sentence.

A 'she' sentence.

Correct Answer:Nous jouons dehors.,A 'we' sentence.

A 'we' sentence.

Correct Answer:Elles regardent la télé.,A 'they' sentence.

A 'they' sentence.

Q4.

Read the sentence in French and match the correct two halves of the English translation below. Je joue à la maison, elle travaille à l'école, nous préparons le déjeuner, elles chantent avec la radio.

Correct Answer:I,play in the house,

play in the house,

Correct Answer:she,works at school,

works at school,

Correct Answer:we,prepare lunch,

prepare lunch,

Correct Answer:they,sing with the radio.

sing with the radio.

Q5.

Another way of describing the 'il/elle' and 'ils/elles' forms of a verb is...

1st persons singular and plural.

2nd persons singular and plural.

Correct answer: 3rd persons singular and plural.

Q6.

Which verbs are in their 'ils/elles' form?

poses

écoutes

Correct answer: montrent

marche

Correct answer: jouent

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6 Questions

Q1.

Say this sentence aloud or in your head. How many times do you hear the SSC [i]? La fille mange ici à midi.

one

two

three

four

Correct answer: five

Q2.

How many ways are there to express 'you' in French?

one

Correct answer: two

three

four

Q3.

Match the French subject pronouns to the English.

Correct Answer:je/j',I

Correct Answer:tu,you (singular)

you (singular)

Correct Answer:il/elle,he/she

he/she

Correct Answer:nous,we

Correct Answer:vous,you (plural)

you (plural)

Correct Answer:ils/elles,they

they

Q4.

Another way of describing the 'tu' and 'vous' forms of a verb is...

the 1st persons singular/plural.

Correct answer: the 2nd persons singular/plural.

the 3rd persons singular/plural.

Q5.

Complete the sentence: to say you (plural) + regular -er verbs, the verb ends in .

Correct Answer: ez, -ez

Q6.

Read the sentence and match up the correct halves of the English translation below. Tu travailles à la maison, vous travaillez à l'école, vous chantez avec une amie, tu chantes avec la radio.

Correct Answer:You (singular) work...,at home.

at home.

Correct Answer:You (plural) work...,at school.

at school.

Correct Answer:You (singular) sing.,with the radio.

with the radio.

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