Des auteurs francophones : perfect tense with 'être'
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs in the perfect tense with 'être', paying attention to agreement of past participles.
I can confidently pronounce past participles with the sounds [i], [u], [é], SFC and SFE.
Des auteurs francophones : perfect tense with 'être'
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs in the perfect tense with 'être', paying attention to agreement of past participles.
I can confidently pronounce past participles with the sounds [i], [u], [é], SFC and SFE.
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Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Verbs which express a change of state, place or condition often use 'être' as the auxiliary verb in the perfect tense.
- Past participles used with 'être' must agree in gender and number with the subject of the verb.
- [i] like 'midi', [u] like 'tu' and [é/ez/er] like 'écrire', SFC and SFE are common endings to past participles.
Keywords
Auxiliary verb - a form of either 'avoir' or 'être' used to form the perfect tense
Past participle agreement - when the ending of a past participle matches the subject of the verb in gender and number
Common misconception
Verbs never change their spelling to agree for gender or number.
Past participles with 'être' verbs do agree for gender and number. Embedding this knowledge requires practice, a component of which can be practice of sound-symbol correspondences [i], [u], [é], [SFC], and [SFE].
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens might be useful for the quick check activities in the lesson.
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