KS4 · French · Year 10
Activités avant et aujourd'hui: extended speaking, photo description
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Your learning goal
I can successfully combine imperfect and present tenses to compare and contrast past and current activities in speaking, and I can accurately translate the imperfect tense into English.
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I can successfully combine imperfect and present tenses to compare and contrast past and current activities in speaking, and I can accurately translate the imperfect tense into English.
Key learning points
- The imperfect tense is used to describe what you 'used to' do and what 'was happening' or you 'were doing'.
- When translating the imperfect tense, think carefully about which English meaning would make most sense for the context.
- Combining the imperfect tense and the present tense is a useful way to contrast past and present activities.
Words to know
- imperfect tense
- tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past, or to say what was happening
Common mistakes
The imperfect tense only has one translation e.g. 'used to'.
Students must be aware that the imperfect tense can be translated differently according to context and intended meaning e.g. 'used to', 'was doing' or 'did'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Two photographs are described and contrasted in the second learning cycle. Teachers might prefer students to describe only one photograph and to build up more detail.