KS3 · French · Year 8
Challenges with a new language: plural -re verbs like 'lire'
Language learning: plural -RE verbs in the present
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Your learning goal
I can use verbs like 'lire' in all forms of the present tense to talk about a school trip.
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I can use verbs like 'lire' in all forms of the present tense to talk about a school trip.
Key learning points
- [y] is pronounced as in 'y' and [oy] is pronounced as in 'envoyer'.
- Verbs like ‘lire’ add -s to the stem before adding the regular endings -ons, -ez and -ent.
- The 's' is pronounced in the plural forms of the verb but is a silent final consonant at the end of 'je' and 'tu' forms.
- The verbs 'traduire', 'conduire', 'interdire' and 'dire' follow the same pattern except for the exception 'vous dites'.
Words to know
- [y]
- pronounced as in 'y'
- [oy]
- pronounced as in 'envoyer'
Common mistakes
The verbs 'traduire', 'conduire', 'interdire' and 'dire' follow exactly the same pattern as 'lire' in the present tense.
The verbs 'traduire', 'conduire', 'interdire' and 'dire' follow exactly the same pattern as 'lire' in the present tense with one important exception. The 2nd person plural form of 'dire' is 'dites'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Although there is no separate speaking activity for the third lesson cycle, there are a number of texts that could be used for read aloud tasks to emphasise the difference in pronunciation between the singular and plural forms of key verbs.