Understanding passages about past events (1/1)

In this lesson, we will analyse a longer listening text in the perfect tense.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.What two words to we need to make a sentence negative in French?

ne and aine and suisne and pas

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Q2.In the perfect tense, where do we put the ne...pas to make a sentence negative?

Around the subject (the person doing the verb)Around the auxiliary verb (the verb to have or to be)Around the past participle

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Q3.How would we make 'j'ai quitté' negative?

Je n'ai pas quittéJe ne ai pas quittéJ'ai ne pas quitté

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Q4.How would you make 'Je suis resté' negative?

Je ne pas suis restéJe suis ne resté pasJe ne suis pas resté

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Q5.How would you make 'Il est allé' negative?

Il ne est pas alléIl n'est pas alléIl est pas allé

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Q6.How would you say 'She didn't meet'?

Elle n'a pas retrouvéElle ne a pas retrouvéElle n'est pas retrouvé

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Q7.How would you say 'we didn't go out'?

On ne est pas sortisOn n'est pas sortisOn ne sortis pas

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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.quelque

somequeuewhich

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Q9.sans

withoutafteragainst

9/14

Q10.notre

yourourtheir

10/14

Q11.dont

wherewhenof which

11/14

Q12.non

nicenoname

12/14

Q13.an

yearageold

13/14

Q14.monde

worldhillbig

14/14

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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 two words to we need to make a sentence negative in French?

ne and aine and suisne and pas

1/14

Q2.In the perfect tense, where do we put the ne...pas to make a sentence negative?

Around the subject (the person doing the verb)Around the auxiliary verb (the verb to have or to be)Around the past participle

2/14

Q3.How would we make 'j'ai quitté' negative?

Je n'ai pas quittéJe ne ai pas quittéJ'ai ne pas quitté

3/14

Q4.How would you make 'Je suis resté' negative?

Je ne pas suis restéJe suis ne resté pasJe ne suis pas resté

4/14

Q5.How would you make 'Il est allé' negative?

Il ne est pas alléIl n'est pas alléIl est pas allé

5/14

Q6.How would you say 'She didn't meet'?

Elle n'a pas retrouvéElle ne a pas retrouvéElle n'est pas retrouvé

6/14

Q7.How would you say 'we didn't go out'?

On ne est pas sortisOn n'est pas sortisOn ne sortis pas

7/14

Q8.quelque

somequeuewhich

8/14

Q9.sans

withoutafteragainst

9/14

Q10.notre

yourourtheir

10/14

Q11.dont

wherewhenof which

11/14

Q12.non

nicenoname

12/14

Q13.an

yearageold

13/14

Q14.monde

worldhillbig

14/14

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Understanding a longer text in the perfect tense [1/1]

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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

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

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Q9.après

afterbeforeagainst

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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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Understanding a longer text in the perfect tense [1/1]

Plenary 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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Understanding a longer text in the perfect tense [1/1]

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Understanding a longer text in the perfect tense [1/1]

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