KS4 · French · Year 10
Une rencontre : verbs like 'connaitre' in present tense
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Your learning goal
I can recognise and use a range of verbs like connaitre in the present tense in the context of meeting new friends.
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Une rencontre : verbs like 'connaitre' in 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 recognise and use a range of verbs like connaitre in the present tense in the context of meeting new friends.
Key learning points
- Connaitre is conjugated as follows in the present tense: connais, connais, connait, connaissons, connaissez, connaissent
- Verbs like connaitre are disparaitre, apparaitre, paraitre, naitre.
- An [o] sound can be open, as in 'porte', or closed, as in 'photo'. An [ô] is a closed sound.
Words to know
- present tense
- describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'
- closed [o/ô]
- pronounced as in 'photo'
- open [o]
- pronounced as in 'porte'
Common mistakes
The letter 'o' is consistently pronounced in French words.
An 'o' sound can be open or closed. 'O' is open when it is followed by a consonant (votre). 'O' is closed when it is written with a circumflex (ô), it is the last sound in a syllable (trop) or is followed by a 'z' sound (rose).
For parents, carers and teachers
- The third learning cycle demonstrates all the forms of verbs like 'connaitre' in the present tense. Teachers may wish to edit the slide if only focusing upon the singular forms. Option 2 for tasks C1 and C2 practises only the singular forms. Option 1 of both tasks is included in the video.