KS3 · French · Year 8
When, where and how? Singular verbs like 'sortir', 'venir', adverb placement
Everyday activities: preposition 'de', partitive, frequent -IR and -RE verbs
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Your learning goal
I can use singular -ir verbs like sortir and venir in the present tense with adverbs to describe everyday activities.
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When, where and how? Singular verbs like 'sortir', 'venir', adverb placement: 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 use singular -ir verbs like sortir and venir in the present tense with adverbs to describe everyday activities.
Key learning points
- [a] sounds like 'animal'.
- [ail/aill] sounds like 'taille'.
- Verbs like 'sortir' and 'dormir' have the same ending pattern (-s, -s, -t) as does 'venir' with a stem change.
- How/how often adverbs usually come after the verb they describe and where/when adverbs usually come at the start/end.
- An exception is the adverb 'parfois' which comes at the start of a sentence. Word order can differ in French/English.
Words to know
- [a]
- pronounced as in 'animal'
- [ail/aill]
- pronounced as in 'taille'
- adverb
- word that describes a verb or an adjective
- adverbial phrase
- a group of words acting as an adverb
Common mistakes
Word order with adverbs is the same in French and English.
Word order with adverbs is sometimes the same and sometimes different in French and English. Think about whether the adverb is a how/how often or a where/when adverb to know where to place it in French.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The adverbs listed on slides 24 and 25 are not an exhaustive list but provide an opportunity for students to show which adverbs they already know and have within their repertoire.