KS3 · French · Year 9
Concorde the history: 'sortir', 'choisir', 'venir' verbs, -ion/-ation nouns
Historical events: perfect tense
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I can use -ir verbs to describe Concorde and other supersonic flights.
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Concorde the history: 'sortir', 'choisir', 'venir' verbs, -ion/-ation nouns: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can use -ir verbs to describe Concorde and other supersonic flights.
Key learning points
- Many French nouns end in -ation and -ion and have a verb in the same family. Add ation/ion to the stem of the verb.
- Around 33% of English words originate from French due to the Norman conquest.
- Many -ir verbs in the present follow the pattern of sortir: remove -(t)ir and add: -s, -s, -t, -ons, -ez, -ent.
- Many -ir verbs in the present follow the pattern of choisir: remove -ir and add -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent.
- Some -ir verbs in the present follow the pattern of venir. The stem is vien(n) in all but the nous and vous forms.
Words to know
- stem
- part of the verb that appears in all forms
Common mistakes
All -ir verbs follow the same pattern in the present tense.
There are different groups of -ir verbs. Learn which verbs act like 'sortir', 'choisir' and 'venir' in the present tense.
For parents, carers and teachers
- You could use mini whiteboards in the final writing task for whole-class assessment for learning. Have students show each sentence individually to provide live feedback and address any misconceptions as they arise.