KS2 · French · Year 4
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Your learning goal
I can form sentences to give my opinion using singular opinion verbs in the present tense.
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I can form sentences to give my opinion using singular opinion verbs in the present tense.
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [oi] makes the sound as in 'trois'.
- In French, there is only one way to talk about things in the present tense: je regarde.
- In English, there are two ways to refer to the present: I watch and I am watching.
- Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e.
- 'Adorer', 'aimer', 'préférer' and 'détester' are opinion verbs, which usually translate into the simple present tense.
Words to know
- [oi]
- SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'trois'
- present tense
- describes an action that is currently happening, or an event that happens regularly
- -er verb
- a verb which has an infinitive form ending in -er
Common mistakes
There are two ways of referring to the present tense in French, as in English, e.g. 'I watch' and 'I am watching'.
There is only one way to refer to the present tense in French: 'je regarde'. This can be translated as both 'I watch' and 'I am watching'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Use real dice for task C2. Pupils can take it in turns to roll the dice in order to form the sentences.