Describing life when I was younger (Part 1/2)

In this lesson, we will use the imperfect tense of -er verbs to describe what we used to do when we were younger.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.What does the past participle of a regular -er verb in the perfect tense end in?

-é-i-u-er

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Q2.What does the past participle of a regular -ir verb in the perfect tense end in?

-é-i-u-ir

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Q3.What does a regular -re verb in the perfect tense end in?

-u-i-é-re

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Q4.Faire, voir, boire, dire and prendre are all examples of...

...verbs which take être in the perfect tense....verbs which don't follow the usual rules for forming the past participle....verbs which can't be used in the perfect tense.

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Q5.How do you say 'I have done' (faire - to do)?

J'ai faireJ'ai fairéJ'ai fait

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Q6.How do you say 'I have seen' (voir - to see)?

J'ai voiJ'ai vuJ'ai voiré

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Q7.How do you say 'I have taken' (prendre - to take)?

J'ai prisJ'ai prenduJ'ai prend

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The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q8.jour

dayjournaljourney

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Q9.après

afterbeforeagainst

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Q10.personne

staffperson, anyonepupil

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Q11.dernier

firstdeniallast

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Q12.pendant

beforeduringafter

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Q13.peu

littlebigvery

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Q14.bon

goodbadbig

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What does the past participle of a regular -er verb in the perfect tense end in?

-é-i-u-er

1/14

Q2.What does the past participle of a regular -ir verb in the perfect tense end in?

-é-i-u-ir

2/14

Q3.What does a regular -re verb in the perfect tense end in?

-u-i-é-re

3/14

Q4.Faire, voir, boire, dire and prendre are all examples of...

...verbs which take être in the perfect tense....verbs which don't follow the usual rules for forming the past participle....verbs which can't be used in the perfect tense.

4/14

Q5.How do you say 'I have done' (faire - to do)?

J'ai faireJ'ai fairéJ'ai fait

5/14

Q6.How do you say 'I have seen' (voir - to see)?

J'ai voiJ'ai vuJ'ai voiré

6/14

Q7.How do you say 'I have taken' (prendre - to take)?

J'ai prisJ'ai prenduJ'ai prend

7/14

Q8.jour

dayjournaljourney

8/14

Q9.après

afterbeforeagainst

9/14

Q10.personne

staffperson, anyonepupil

10/14

Q11.dernier

firstdeniallast

11/14

Q12.pendant

beforeduringafter

12/14

Q13.peu

littlebigvery

13/14

Q14.bon

goodbadbig

14/14

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Describing life when I was younger [1/2]

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Q1.What do we use the imperfect tense to describe?

A completed action in the past (I have done/I did)An action you did on a regular basis in the past (I was doing/I used to do)An action you are doing in the present

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Q2.How do we form the 'imperfect stem'?

Use the infinitiveRemove the -er/-ir/-re from the infinitiveTake the 'nous' form in the present tense and remove the -ons

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Q3.What do imperfect tense verbs end in in the 'I' form?

-ais-é-e

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Q4.How do you say 'I was playing/I used to play'?

Je joueJe jouaisJe jouerais

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Q5.How do you say 'I was living/I used to live'?

J'habitaisJ'habiteraisJ'habite

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Q6.How do we say 'I used to hate' (we hate = nous détestons)?

Je détesteJe détesteaisJe détestais

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Q7.How do we say 'I used to eat' (we eat = nous mangeons)?

J'ai mangéJe mangeaisJe mangais

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Q8.depuis

sincedeputyalone

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Q9.ainsi

angryagainstthus

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Q10.heure

herhourunwell

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Q11.seul

firstlastalone, only

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Q12.année

annoyingyearafter

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Q13.toujours

alwaysevery dayvery

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Q14.là

therewherebig

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Describing life when I was younger [1/2]

Plenary quiz

Q1.What do we use the imperfect tense to describe?

A completed action in the past (I have done/I did)An action you did on a regular basis in the past (I was doing/I used to do)An action you are doing in the present

1/14

Q2.How do we form the 'imperfect stem'?

Use the infinitiveRemove the -er/-ir/-re from the infinitiveTake the 'nous' form in the present tense and remove the -ons

2/14

Q3.What do imperfect tense verbs end in in the 'I' form?

-ais-é-e

3/14

Q4.How do you say 'I was playing/I used to play'?

Je joueJe jouaisJe jouerais

4/14

Q5.How do you say 'I was living/I used to live'?

J'habitaisJ'habiteraisJ'habite

5/14

Q6.How do we say 'I used to hate' (we hate = nous détestons)?

Je détesteJe détesteaisJe détestais

6/14

Q7.How do we say 'I used to eat' (we eat = nous mangeons)?

J'ai mangéJe mangeaisJe mangais

7/14

Q8.depuis

sincedeputyalone

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Q9.ainsi

angryagainstthus

9/14

Q10.heure

herhourunwell

10/14

Q11.seul

firstlastalone, only

11/14

Q12.année

annoyingyearafter

12/14

Q13.toujours

alwaysevery dayvery

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Q14.là

therewherebig

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Describing life when I was younger [1/2]

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