Switzerland: perfect tense singular -er verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use singular -er verbs in the perfect tense to express what I and others did in the past.
I can pronounce the closed [eu] and open [eu/œu] sounds and tell the difference between them.
Switzerland: perfect tense singular -er verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use singular -er verbs in the perfect tense to express what I and others did in the past.
I can pronounce the closed [eu] and open [eu/œu] sounds and tell the difference between them.
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Key learning points
- French vowel sounds can be open or closed. The closed [eu] sound is like the [eu] in 'peu'.
- The open [eu/œu] sound is in the word 'cœur'.
- In French, Switzerland is 'la Suisse' and 'Genève' (Geneva) is one of its major cities.
- The 'il, elle' form of the perfect tense uses 'il, elle a' and the past participle to express what he or she did.
- When using different verb forms in the perfect tense, the form of 'avoir' changes, not the past participle.
Keywords
Closed [eu] - sound-symbol correspondence like the [eu] in 'peu' which means 'few'
Open [eu/œu] - sound-symbol correspondence like the [œu] in 'cœur' which means 'heart'
Common misconception
The closed [eu] and the open [eu/œu] sounds are the same.
There are open vowel sounds and closed vowel sounds in French. The closed [eu] sound is like the [eu] in 'peu', it is short and sharp. The open [eu/oœu] sound is a longer sound like the [œu] in 'sœur'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
ai
a
avons
as
avez
ont
Exit quiz
6 Questions
Suisse (f)
suisse
Genève
frontière (f)
montagne (f)
forêt (f)
to suggest (doing)
to cross, crossing
to travel, travelling
to take (with)
Elle
Il
J'
Tu