Au château de Versailles : -ir verbs like ouvrir (singular)
Learning outcomes
I can use singular -ir verbs like ouvrir alongside other -ir verb groups and adjectives to describe a tourist experience.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [ou] and [u].
Au château de Versailles : -ir verbs like ouvrir (singular)
Learning outcomes
I can use singular -ir verbs like ouvrir alongside other -ir verb groups and adjectives to describe a tourist experience.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [ou] and [u].
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Key learning points
- [ou] is pronounced like 'nous' and [u] is pronounced like 'tu'.
- -ir verbs like ouvrir have the same present tense verb endings as regular -er verbs.
- Four groups of -ir verbs are: verbs like choisir, verbs like partir, verbs like venir and verbs like ouvrir.
- When using adjectives, it's important to know which ones precede and which follow the noun.
- Le château de Versailles is a palace near Paris built by Louis XIV, famous for the Hall of Mirrors and beautiful gardens
Keywords
Ouvrir - an example of a group of -ir verbs, and meaning 'to open'
Venir - an example of a group of -ir verbs, and meaning 'to come'
Choisir - an example of a group of -ir verbs, and meaning 'to choose'
Partir - an example of a group of -ir verbs, and meaning 'to leave'
Adjective - a word that describes and usually agrees in number and gender with a noun or pronoun.
Common misconception
-ir verbs have the same verb endings in the present tense as -er verbs.
Only verbs like 'ouvrir' have the same endings in the present tense as -er verbs. There are also verbs like 'choisir', verbs like 'partir' and verbs like 'venir' which have different endings.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
-e
-es
-ons
to decide to
to go down, to get off
to steal, to fly
theft, flight
impossible
front, side, face
finir
devenir
sortir
Exit quiz
6 Questions
to open
to discover
to cover
to re-open
découvrir
dormir
nourrir
tenir