What people have: 'avoir' 3rd persons singular and plural
I can use 'ils ont' and 'elles ont' to describe what they (masculine and feminine) have.
What people have: 'avoir' 3rd persons singular and plural
I can use 'ils ont' and 'elles ont' to describe what they (masculine and feminine) have.
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Key learning points
- A cognate is a word that looks and sounds the same, or similar, in English and French.
- 'Ils ont' and 'elles ont' are the 3rd person plural of the verb 'avoir', 'to have, having'.
- 'Ils ont' and 'elles ont' have a liasion; the -s in 'ils' and 'elles' is pronounced as 'z' as it is followed by a vowel.
- The 's' in 'ils ont' and 'elles ont' ('z') is pronounced differently to the 's' in 'ils sont' and 'elles sont' ('s').
- Reading a longer passage can help practise and consolidate previously learnt and newly acquired vocabulary and grammar.
Keywords
Cognate - words with the same meaning and same or similar spelling in English and French
Avoir - French verb meaning ‘to have’
Ils ont - part of 'avoir', meaning ‘they have’ (mpl, mfpl)
Elles ont - part of 'avoir', meaning 'they have' (fpl)
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant when followed by a vowel
Common misconception
The 's' in the liaison of 'ils ont' and 'elles ont' is pronounced like an English 's'.
The 's' in the liaison of 'ils ont' and 'elles ont' is pronounced like an English 'z'. This is distinguishable to 'ils sont' and 'elles sont' which have the pronounciation of an English 's' (no liaison).
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I have
you have (singular)
he has
she has
we have
you have (plural)
Exit quiz
6 Questions
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