KS2 · French · Year 3
At school: singular -er verbs
What I and others do: singular regular -er verbs
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Your learning goal
I can use singular -er present tense verbs to understand and talk about activities.
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I can use singular -er present tense verbs to understand and talk about activities.
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [-ez] and ‘et’, meaning and, sound the same as [é] and [-er].
- Verbs in the present tense change ending to match the pronoun: je-e, tu-es, elle, il-e.
- Endings -e and -es sound the same because of the silent final consonant.
Words to know
- [-ez] and et
- pronounced the same as [é] and [-er]
- pronoun
- a word that takes the place of a noun, like 'it', 'you', 'she'
- il
- French pronoun 'he'
- elle
- French pronoun 'she'
Common mistakes
All verb forms have the same ending.
A useful way to embed the pronoun-verb form-meaning connection is in reading activities that omit the pronouns; pupils are compelled to focus on the verb ending to complete the task.
For parents, carers and teachers
- When pupils make mistakes speaking or reading aloud, remind them to use their French phonic skills.