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Conversations: verbs like 'prendre' and 'dire'

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I can use the singular forms of -re verb ‘dire’ and verbs like 'prendre' in the present tense.

I can recogonise and pronounce the SSC [(a)in].

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Conversations: verbs like 'prendre' and 'dire'

Learning outcomes

I can use the singular forms of -re verb ‘dire’ and verbs like 'prendre' in the present tense.

I can recogonise and pronounce the SSC [(a)in].

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Key learning points

  1. The SSC [(a)in] is pronounced as in the French word 'train'.
  2. 'Je dis', 'tu dis' and 'il, elle dit' are the singular forms of the -re verb 'dire', to say, saying.
  3. 'Je prends', 'tu prends', 'il, elle prend' are the singular forms of the -re verb 'prendre', to take.
  4. The same verb endings can be applied to the -re verbs 'apprendre', to learn, and 'comprendre', to understand.

Keywords

  • [(a)in] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in ‘train’

  • Dire - French -re verb meaning 'to say, to tell'

  • Prendre - French -re verb meaning 'to take'

Common misconception

The verbs 'dire' and 'prendre' have the same verb endings.

‘Dire’ and ‘prendre’ are high frequency -re verbs that have slightly different endings from each other, and from the most common -re pattern of endings.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French and English pronouns.
Correct Answer:je,I
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I

Correct Answer:tu,you
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you

Correct Answer:il,he
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he

Correct Answer:elle,she
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she

Q2.
'Être' means to be or being. Match the pronoun and the verb.
Correct Answer:je,suis
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suis

Correct Answer:tu,es
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es

Correct Answer:il, elle,est
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est

Q3.
'Avoir' means to have or having. Match the pronoun and the verb.
Correct Answer:j',ai
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ai

Correct Answer:tu,as
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as

Correct Answer:il, elle,a
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a

Q4.
'Faire' means to do, make. Complete: Complete: je fais, tu fais, il, elle
Correct Answer: fait
Q5.
'Montrer' is an -er verb and means to show. Complete: je montre, tu montres il, elle
Correct Answer: montre
Q6.
Choose the correct English translation: J'aime regarder des films avec ma famille.
I watch films with my family.
Correct answer: I like to watch films with my family.
I like films with my family.
I like to watch films with my friends.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which words have the [(a)in] sound?
Correct answer: maintenant
Correct answer: certain
Correct answer: magasin
univers
animal
Q2.
Match the French and the English.
Correct Answer:dire,to say, tell
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to say, tell

Correct Answer:prendre,to take
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to take

Correct Answer:apprendre,to learn
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to learn

Correct Answer:comprendre,to understand
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to understand

Q3.
Fill in the gap with the appropriate word: L'anglais c'est difficle ! Je fais souvent des .
vérité
Correct answer: erreurs
comprendre
dire
facile
Q4.
Fill in the gap with the appropriate word: Pour un examen, j'aime des notes pour réviser.
facile
comprendre
dire
vérité
Correct answer: prendre
Q5.
Order the singular forms of the verb dire: I (1), you (2), he (3), she (4)
1 - je dis
2 - tu dis
3 - il dit
4 - elle dit
Q6.
How do you say 'she takes' in French?
Correct Answer: elle prend

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