Actions: singular -er verbs in simple present and present continuous
Learning outcomes
I can use the present tense to describe activities that I do and am doing.
I can recognise and pronounce [tion].
Actions: singular -er verbs in simple present and present continuous
Learning outcomes
I can use the present tense to describe activities that I do and am doing.
I can recognise and pronounce [tion].
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Key learning points
- [tion] sounds like 'attention'.
- There is only one present tense in French which conveys the simple and continuous present tenses in English.
- The preposition à means 'to' as well as 'at' and follows the verbs 'donner', 'parler' and 'demander'.
- There is not always a translation ncessary for 'à' in English but it should never be omitted in French .
Keywords
[tion] - pronounced as in ‘attention’
Simple present - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'
Present continuous - describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'
Common misconception
Like in English, French has two present tenses.
There is no 'be -ing' in French. There is only one present tense for both the simple present and continuous present.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
every
who
like/as
in/to
this
Exit quiz
5 Questions
to give, giving
to ask, asking
to think, thinking
to show, showing
to speak, speaking
to have, having