Une visite scolaire : -ir verbs like ouvrir (plural)
Learning outcomes
I can understand discussions about cultural history by applying knowledge of verbs like ouvrir, a range of pronouns and new vocabulary.
I can correctly sound out the syllables of most French words.
Une visite scolaire : -ir verbs like ouvrir (plural)
Learning outcomes
I can understand discussions about cultural history by applying knowledge of verbs like ouvrir, a range of pronouns and new vocabulary.
I can correctly sound out the syllables of most French words.
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Key learning points
- All syllables are sounded fairly equally in French words, but there is usually a slight emphasis on the last syllable.
- -ir verbs like ouvrir have the same present tense verb endings as regular -er verbs: e, es, e, ons, ez, ent.
- The pronouns 'ils' and 'elles', meaning 'they', can refer to people or things.
- The pronoun 'vous', meaning 'you', can refer to one person (formally) or more than one person (formally or informally).
- Context and surrounding lanuage clarify the correct meaning of ils, elles and vous.
Keywords
Ouvrir - an example of a group of -ir verbs, meaning 'to open'
Ils/elles - subject pronouns meaning 'they'
Vous - subject pronoun meaning 'you'
Stress - pronouncing one syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
Common misconception
The pronouns ils and elles can only refer to people.
Ils and elles can refer to things as well as people. They are still translated as 'they'. We must use context and surrounding language to work out who or what they are referring to.
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