KS3 · French · Year 9
New Year in Algeria: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être'
Past and present events: perfect tense, negation, questions
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Your learning goal
I can use the perfect tense with the correct part of 'avoir' or 'être' to describe New Year in Algeria.
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I can use the perfect tense with the correct part of 'avoir' or 'être' to describe New Year in Algeria.
Key learning points
- [a] is pronounced as in 'animal'. The tu and il/elle forms of 'avoir' contain [a].
- [è/ê] is pronounced as in 'tête'. The tu and il/elle forms of 'être' contain [è/ê].
- Vowels with circumflex accents often show removal of letters from French words of Latin origin. English retains the 's'.
- Most verbs take ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense, but movement verbs and 'rester' take ‘être’.
Words to know
- [a]
- pronounced as in 'animal'
- [è/ê]
- pronounced as in 'tête'
Common mistakes
Always use the verb 'avoir' to help you form the perfect tense.
Remember - for movement verbs and 'rester' use 'être', instead of 'avoir', to help you form the perfect tense.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The final written activity could be made more challenging by just giving students the open question 'What did you do for New Year?' with students encouraged to draw on their own repertoire and use reference material if appropriate.