KS4 · French · Year 11
Village, ville ou ile ? 'Si' + imperfect with conditional -er verbs (plural)
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Your learning goal
I can compare different places to live and use 'si' with the imperfect and conditional to express where I and others would ideally like to live.
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I can compare different places to live and use 'si' with the imperfect and conditional to express where I and others would ideally like to live.
Key learning points
- The conditional can be used to say what someone would do or what would happen.
- The conditional endings are: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient. These are the same as the imperfect.
- The conditional is used in sentences with 'si' (if) and the imperfect to say what we would do if things were different.
Words to know
- conditional
- a form of verb used to express what would happen
- si + imperfect
- a structure used to express a condition, translated as 'if' + past tense
Common mistakes
Use the present tense after 'si' and before the conditional to say what you would do.
French uses the combination of 'si' + imperfect + conditional to express what would happen if a certain condition occurred e.g. If I won the lottery, I would move to France.
For parents, carers and teachers
- If time permits, the final speaking activity makes for a fun whole class game in which students can challenge each other to build upon each sentence. Other nominated students could perhaps translate student responses into English and points be awarded for use of language, originality etc.