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Famous people: -er verbs in the present tense

I can understand short texts about famous people written in the 1st person singular of a range of verbs, then summarise them in French using the 3rd person singular.

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Famous people: -er verbs in the present tense

I can understand short texts about famous people written in the 1st person singular of a range of verbs, then summarise them in French using the 3rd person singular.

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Key learning points

  1. Numbers in French should be practised regularly as they come up in many contexts.
  2. The 1st person singular of any verb is the 'je' form, the 3rd person singular is the 'il, elle' form.
  3. To summarise a text written in the 1st person singular, we switch the verb forms to the 3rd person singular.
  4. For regular -er verbs, these two forms are spelt the same, but for irregular verbs like 'être' they will be different.

Keywords

  • 1st person singular - the 'je' form of the verb

  • 3rd person singular - the 'il, elle' form of the verb

Common misconception

The 1st person singular and 3rd person singular verb forms are always spelt the same.

The 1st and 3rd person singular verb forms are spelt the same for regular -er verbs, but for irregular verbs like 'être' and 'avoir' they are different.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the description to the correct pronoun.
Correct Answer:1st person singular,je
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je

Correct Answer:2nd person singular,tu
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tu

Correct Answer:3rd person singular,il, elle
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il, elle

Correct Answer:1st person plural,nous
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nous

Correct Answer:2nd person plural,vous
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vous

Correct Answer:3rd person plural,ils, elles
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ils, elles

Q2.
Which is the correct order for numbers 1-12 in French?
un, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, deux
un, deux, trois, neuf, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, dix, onze, douze
un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, dix, sept, huit, neuf, six, onze, douze
Correct answer: un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze
un, deux, quatre, huit, cinq, six, sept, trois, neuf, dix, onze, douze
Q3.
Match the French and English.
Correct Answer:aimer,to like, liking
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to like, liking

Correct Answer:travailler,to work, working
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to work, working

Correct Answer:créer,to create, creating
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to create, creating

Correct Answer:habiter,to live, living
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to live, living

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

Correct Answer:penser,to think, thinking
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to think, thinking

Q4.
Match the English with the French.
Correct Answer:the world,le monde
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le monde

Correct Answer:clothes,les vêtements
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les vêtements

Correct Answer:the country,le pays
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le pays

Correct Answer:England,l'Angleterre
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l'Angleterre

Correct Answer:a year,une année
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une année

Correct Answer:Ivory Coast,la Côte d'Ivoire
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la Côte d'Ivoire

Q5.
Which of the following verbs are in their 'je' form?
Correct answer: gagner - gagne
jouer - jouent
Correct answer: être - suis
chanter - chantez
Correct answer: avoir - ai
Q6.
Match the correct verb infintive with its 'il, elle' form.
Correct Answer:rester,reste
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reste

Correct Answer:changer,change
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change

Correct Answer:étudier,étudie
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étudie

Correct Answer:être,est
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est

Correct Answer:habiter,habite
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habite

Correct Answer:avoir,a
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a

6 Questions

Q1.
Choose the missing number in each sequence.
Correct Answer:un, deux, quatre, cinq, six, sept,trois
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trois

Correct Answer:sept, huit, neuf, dix, douze,onze
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onze

Correct Answer:quatre, cinq, six, huit, neuf, dix,sept
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sept

Correct Answer:quatre, cinq, sept, huit, neuf,six
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six

Correct Answer:un, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit,deux
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deux

Correct Answer:six, sept, neuf, dix, onze, douze,huit
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huit

Q2.
Work out the equations.
Correct Answer:trois + six =,neuf
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neuf

Correct Answer:deux x deux =,quatre
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quatre

Correct Answer:douze - deux =,dix
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dix

Correct Answer:(onze - dix) + quatre = ,cinq
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cinq

Correct Answer:six + quatre + deux = ,douze
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douze

Correct Answer:(douze - onze) x un = ,un
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un

Q3.
Which pronoun is the first person singular?
vous
tu
il, elle
Correct answer: je
ils, elles
Q4.
Regular present tense -er verbs in their 1st person singular form end in ...
-es
Correct answer: -e
-ons
-ent
-er
Q5.
Which of the following verbs are irregular in the third person singular form?
travailler
Correct answer: être
Correct answer: avoir
penser
danser
Q6.
Which of the following verbs are in the third person singular form?
ont
Correct answer: crée
regardent
Correct answer: est
Correct answer: reste

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