KS4 · French · Year 11
J'ai mal ... : irregular verbs in the present tense
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Your learning goal
I can understand descriptions of how others are feeling and describe physical problems in a role-play.
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J'ai mal ... : irregular verbs in the present tense: 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 understand descriptions of how others are feeling and describe physical problems in a role-play.
Key learning points
- The verbs voir (to see), boire (to drink), croire (to believe) and faire (to do, make) are irregular in the present.
- The subject pronouns 'il' and 'elle' can be used for things as well as people, and can be translated as 'it' .
- The subject pronoun 'on' can be translated as 'we', 'you', 'one' or can refer to people in general.
- 'avoir mal' is followed by the preposition 'à' and a body part.
Words to know
- role-play
- a task with a situation and prompts to ask and answer questions, simulating a conversation
Common mistakes
The expression 'j'ai mal' only means 'I have a pain'.
The French expression 'avoir mal' covers a number of symptoms which might be variously translated into English as an ache, a pain and sore or hurting body parts. Students should think about what sounds most natural when translating into English.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Tasks C1 and C2 have two versions. Option 1 is a higher role-play. Option 2 is a foundation role-play. Option 1 is included in the video.