Understanding passages about past events (1/1)

Understanding passages about past events (1/1)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will analyse a longer listening text in the perfect tense.
  2. Purpose of language use: Understanding passages about past events (Higher)
  3. Grammar: Revisiting the Perfect Tense with regular and irregular past participles

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15 Questions

Q1.
What two words to we need to make a sentence negative in French?
ne and ai
Correct answer: ne and pas
ne and suis
Q2.
In the perfect tense, where do we put the ne...pas to make a sentence negative?
Correct answer: Around the auxiliary verb (the verb to have or to be)
Around the past participle
Around the subject (the person doing the verb)
Q3.
How would we make 'j'ai quitté' negative?
J'ai ne pas quitté
Correct answer: Je n'ai pas quitté
Je ne ai pas quitté
Q4.
How would you make 'Je suis resté' negative?
Je ne pas suis resté
Correct answer: Je ne suis pas resté
Je suis ne resté pas
Q5.
How would you make 'Il est allé' negative?
Il est pas allé
Correct answer: Il n'est pas allé
Il ne est pas allé
Q6.
How would you say 'She didn't meet'?
Correct answer: Elle n'a pas retrouvé
Elle n'est pas retrouvé
Elle ne a pas retrouvé
Q7.
How would you say 'we didn't go out'?
Correct answer: On n'est pas sortis
On ne est pas sortis
On ne sortis pas
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.
Q9.
quelque
queue
Correct answer: some
which
Q10.
sans
after
against
Correct answer: without
Q11.
notre
Correct answer: our
their
your
Q12.
dont
Correct answer: of which
when
where
Q13.
non
name
nice
Correct answer: no
Q14.
an
age
old
Correct answer: year
Q15.
monde
big
hill
Correct answer: world

15 Questions

Q1.
What does the past participle of a regular -er verb in the perfect tense end in?
Correct answer:
-er
-i
-u
Q2.
What does the past participle of a regular -ir verb in the perfect tense end in?
Correct answer: -i
-ir
-u
Q3.
What does a regular -re verb in the perfect tense end in?
-i
-re
Correct answer: -u
Q4.
Faire, voir, boire, dire and prendre are all examples of...
...verbs which can't be used in the perfect tense.
Correct answer: ...verbs which don't follow the usual rules for forming the past participle.
...verbs which take être in the perfect tense.
Q5.
How do you say 'I have done' (faire - to do)?
J'ai faire
J'ai fairé
Correct answer: J'ai fait
Q6.
How do you say 'I have seen' (voir - to see)?
J'ai voi
J'ai voiré
Correct answer: J'ai vu
Q7.
How do you say 'I have taken' (prendre - to take)?
J'ai prend
J'ai prendu
Correct answer: J'ai pris
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.
Q9.
jour
Correct answer: day
journal
journey
Q10.
après
Correct answer: after
against
before
Q11.
personne
Correct answer: person, anyone
pupil
staff
Q12.
dernier
denial
first
Correct answer: last
Q13.
pendant
after
before
Correct answer: during
Q14.
peu
big
Correct answer: little
very
Q15.
bon
bad
big
Correct answer: good

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