KS2 · French · Year 3
In class activities: -er infinitive verbs
What I and others do: singular regular -er verbs
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Your learning goal
I can understand -er verbs for activities in the classroom.
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I can understand -er verbs for activities in the classroom.
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [é] and [er] sounds like the 'é' and 'er' in 'répéter', to repeat, repeating.
- The infinitive form of a verb gives its general meaning, e.g. to listen, listening.
- French infinitives often end in -er, e.g., écouter.
- When the infinitive starts the sentence, it is translated -ing, e.g., listening.
Words to know
- [é] [er]
- pronounced [é/er] as in 'répéter'.
- infinitive
- form of the verb giving its general meaning
Common mistakes
[er] in French sounds the same as in English; as in the word 'colder', for example.
[é] and [er] have the same sound in French.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Playing a previously learnt song at the beginning of the lesson is a great way to help pupils settle swiftly into a language lesson, encourage participation and motivation by joining in straight from the start and tuning in to the sounds of the new language.