Key Messages for KS4 French Students March 2020 Preparing for your 4 exams in French L ~N pit) oy Ys &3 Use the grammar sheets provided to practice your grammar. Pick the grammar points you feel weakest in to start with. . Aim to complete 1 or 2 pages of the workbook a day. . Work on the Themes that you have been writing in class. Always use TAILORED — pick a range of tenses and practise how you would answer them developing them in full. . Go over your vocabulary list and test yourself. Use either your vocab book or the vocab pages from Kerboodle. . Aim for at least 15 minutes of vocab revision, daily. . Go over the past papers you have completed so far — how could you have achieved a better result? Re-do the questions where you have not performed so well. |. Use BBC Bitesize — French, Duolingo, Quizlet, Memrise and www.languagesonline.com to support your revision — remember 15 minutes a day every day. Be-leaf in yourself ee ENCOURAGE MINTAQA GCSE French Me, my family and friends. “Grammaire 1.1 F Ma famille et mes amis Reflexive verbs These verbs always have reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, Nous, vous, se) before them. Ifthe verb begins | | with a vowel or the letter‘, shorten the pronouns me, te, se to m’, ts. Examples: se disputer (to argue), s‘entendre bien (to get on well), se facher (to fall out / to get angry), ‘s‘appeler (to be called) || Je mientends bien avec mon fére. | get on well with my brother. Tu te disputes avec tes parents? Do you argue with your parents? lis se fachent avec leurs amis. They fall aut with their friends. Vous vous eppelez comment? What is your name? 1n9 s’entend pas bien avec ses parents. He does not get on well with his parents, Note the place of ne ... pas when used with a reflexive verb. Note that the verb endings match the subjects, e.g. ils_ent. 4 Complete each sentence using a reflexive vorb of your choice, with the correct reflexive pronoun. j 1 Comment ty 2 | 2 ve bien avec tous mes copains, | 3. Jaime bien mes fréres et scours. On ne pas 4 Mon pere avec moi si je ne fais pas mes devoirs. | 5) Mes copains ‘Arthur et Mathis. 6 Est-ce que vous bien avec vos parents? 7 Nous rarement. Nous bien, en général 2 Translate these sentences into French. 1 My brother falls out with his friends all the time. 2 We argue every day. 3° They get on well, 4 I don't argue with my parents, 5 Do you fall out with your brothers and sisters? \ ©0xtorel Unversity Press 2016 Page 1 of2 hetpeforwa xtoeluscanelay.co.uktueknawedAQA GCSE French Me, my family and friends Grammaire 1.1 F Ma famille et mes amis 6 My family and | get on well. | | | | | \ — rere saints = wearer © 0xfard University Pres 2016, Page 2012 hip fwwe ontoedvecandanryes ukfacknawedgementsAQA GCSE Frenc Me, my family and filer ds Grammaire 1.1 F Ma famille et mes amis Adjective agreement Adjectives have different endings depending on whether they describe masculine, feminine, singular or plural nouns. Add -e if the noun is feminine (unless the adjective already ends in an -e), ‘Add -s if the noun is masculine plural ‘Add -es if the noun is feminine plural. However, there are adjectives that do not follow those rules. Look at the common exceptions in the box. Masculine singular | Feminine singular jaloux jalouse genti gentile | genéreux | généreuse paresseux | paresseuse long longue sympa sympa mignon mignonne 1 Complete each sentence using the adjectives given in brackets, with the correct endings. | Translate the sentences into English. 11 Ma partenaire idéale est 7 et [gentil / mignon / généreux 2 Ma meilleure amie est . et lintelligent /compréhensif / sympa) 3 Mes freres sont et [petit /égoiste /désagréable) 4 Ma sceur est de mon frére, [petit /jaloux / grand] 5 Mamere est et aussi [genti /arote} 6 Ma cousine est vraiment et [méchant /casse-pieds| | 7 J'ai deux copines qui sont et . mais avec les gargons, elles sont és | [amusant /adorabie / tide] 20x University Prev 2016 Page toft betpeticwaontardaceareanyeubfickrewtedgementsAQA GCSE French Me, my family and friends Grammaire 1.1 G Ma famille et moi Possessive adjectives (My, your, his, her) Use mes, tes, ses with a plural noun, mon, ton, son with a masculine singular noun and ma, ta, sa with a feminine singular noun, | | |__| However, if a feminine singular noun starts with a vowel, use mon, fon, son: son amie — his/her friend | | (whois gir). Michel + Annie Pierre + Stéphanie Daniel + Christine Luc Jessica Emma | | Hens Jules 1 Study Henri’s family tree and write at least six sentences naming members of his family. Exemplo: Sa sceur s'appelle Emma 1 2 Write sentences about your own family. Exemple: Mon pare s'appelle John. | | | | \ {0 xfard Untsersity Press 2016 Page tof nape twweonodhecardnyeAQA GCSE French ‘Me, my family and friends Grammaire 1.1 G Ma famille et moi Using avoir (to have) and étre (to be) © Use avoir witen you mean ‘have ‘or ‘has': J'ai un frére. | have a brother. Use it also to say how old people are: Tu as quel 4ge? How old are you? The present tense forms of avoir are: j'ai, tu as, il/elle a, nous avons, vous avez, ils /elles ont ‘© Use étre when you mean ‘am’, ‘are’ or ‘is’. Ma soeur est sympa. My sister is nice. The present tense forms of étre are: je suis, tu es, il /elle est, nous sommes, vous étes, ils /elles sont. | | 1 Complete each sentence with the correct present tense form of the verb in brackets. | 1 Mon frére. douze ans. {avoir] | 2. Mes sceurs onze et quatorze ans. [avoir] | | 3 Nous cing dans ma famille. etre] | 4 Mes scours sympas. [etre] JE Seer oe Un chien et mon frére un lapin. [avoir] | 6 Tw un animal? (avoir | 7 Vous combien dans ta famille? (6tre] 2 Complete cach sentence with the correct verb, then translate the sentences into English 1 Mes parents mariés, 2s tune grande famille. Nous hit, 3 On un chien qui trois ans. 4 Mon nom Mathis, J quinze ans | 5 Mes scours casse-pieds mais mon frére sympa. | 6 Nous deux grands-péres et deux grands-méres. lis gents. | eeeeeeaard une grande famille? -vous des animaux? | \ ‘ a Oord Unrsesty rote 2016 Page tof t beige cxtordhecandary.ce ubfuckreselgements| | 1 Compare two people of your choice in terms of the following: 2 Writing full sentences, say who in your class is ... AQA GCSE French Me, my family and friends Grammaire 1.1 F Ma famille et mes amis Comparatives and superlatives ‘To compare two things, use the following sequence: plus/moins /aussi+ adjective + que Make sure that the adjective agrees with the noun it describes, ie. add -0, -s or -8s to it as needed. Elle est plus gée que moi. She is older than me Irregular comparatives: the French for ‘better’ is meilleur(@)(s) when the next word is a noun, and mieux | when the previous word is a verb, {travail mieux que moi. He works better than me. For superlatives, use the following sequence: 6 /la /Ios + plus + adjective ‘Again, make sure that the adjective agrees with the noun it describes. Eile est la file fa plus jeune de Ia classe. She is the youngest girl in the class. | Irregular superlatives: the French for ‘the best’ is /o/lafes meilleur(e)(s). Elle est fa meilleure amie de mon frére. She is my brother's best friend. | xemple: Linda est moins intelligente que Naomi. 1 Theirintelligence 2 Their physical appearance 3. Their character 4 Their sense of humour Exemple: Luke est le plus timide. The shiest? The most selfish? 2 ete The laziest? ‘The best at French? Rena 0xtard Unrvvesity rons 7016, Page 10f 1 corn sadeedyscardary.cuikfackreswedgementsAQA GCSE French ‘Grammaire 1.1 H La famille et ’'amitié Me, my family and friends Direct object pronouns Direct object pronouns (pronoms) are me (m)), te (t), e, la, I, nous, vous, les. They are placed before the verb in French: Je l'adore. | love him/her. Where two verbs are used, the pronoun is placed before the second verb: Je vais le faire. | am going to do it. With a positive command however, they follow the verb: Faltes-tel Do it In the perfect tense, they are placed before the auxiliary (the part of avoir or étre): ve Vai rencontré. | have met him. 1 Re-order the words in each sentence so that they make sense. Translate the sentences into English, 1 rend ¢a triste me 2 quicest m’ ce inquiéte 3 lapas je souvent ne vois 4 ne elle pas écouter 5 faire le peux tu 6 arrencontrer il nous de accepté ———— —— 0 xfoud University Prete 2016 etpitivary staeduscondlary.co ukfackrawedigerents Page t of2PXO) Me] On) Ho ctyTas) Me, my family and friends Replace the object of the verb in each sentence with a pronoun. 1 Jevois mon pere et ma mere tous les soirs. | Grammaire 1.1 H La famille et l’'amitié |. 2 | 2 Je dois partager ma chambre. | 3. Elle ne trouve pas ses petits freres agréables, 4 Elle a rencontré son petit ami récemment. | 5 Ellen’aime pas beaucoup Enzo. | 6 Ine peut pas supporter le partenaire de sa mére. Oxford Lnrwesty Prose 2016 Page 20f2 betttvarsotordsecansdaryc ubacknawAQA GCSE French Grammaire 1.2 F Tu aimerais te marier? Me, my family and friends The immediate future and the future tense | | © Use the present tense of the verb afer (to go) followed by an infinitive (e.g. fini) to express future plans. This is called the immediate future. ‘The present tense forms of aller are: je vais, tu vas, il/elle va, nous allons, vous allez, ils /elles vont. Je vais finir mes études. | am going to finish my studies. {iva se marier. He is going to get married. Note that with reflexive verbs, the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous) has to match the subject ve vais me marier. ¢ The future tense is used to say that something will happen. Its endings are -ai,-as, -a, ons, -ez, -ont. ‘The stem of the verb in the future tense is the infinitive for -er and -ir verbs, Madoptera un enfant. He will adopt a child. For -re verbs, itis the infinitive without the final -e: jattendrai (| will wait) ‘There are no irregular endings of the future tense. There are however irregular stems, e.g. aurai (I will have}, je serai (| will be), rai (I will go), je forai (| will do), Learn some common irregular stems in the future tense ~ see the ‘Grammaire’ end section of of the Student Book 1 Change these dreams into reality! Re-write the sentences using the immediate future. Exemple: ll voudrait rencontrer sa partenaire idéale. -> Il va rencontrer sa partenaire idéale. 1 IIvoudrait sortir avec Emma, 2 Maimerait se fiancer avec elle. Elle espére se marier avec lui 4 Ils souhaiteraient avoir des enfants. 5 _Iisne pensent pas divorcer. 6 Iisne veulent pas rester célibataires. 7 Ils ont intention de passer toute leur vie ensemble. Oxford University Press 2016 Boca outcrdseeorliny 9 akfackre wens Page tof2AQA GCSE French | Grammaire 1.2 F Tu aimerais te marier? 2 Re-write these sentences using the future tense. 1 Elle va bientot avoir un enfant Me, my family and friends 2 Ils se marient a réglise. 3. Je ne veux pas me marier avant I'age de trente ans. 4 Amon avis, ils vont se séparer et divorcer. 5 Est-ce que vous allez vivre ensemble ? 6 _ IIvay avoir beaucoup de monde a la réception, 7 Onva en voyage de noces en Espagne. 2Orxtord Univesity Prom 2016 eta tfiarensatordsecardary.sukFackrawelgements af Page 20f2AQA GCSE French Me, my family and friends Grammaire 1.2 G On se marie? Position of adjectives In French, most adjectives are placed after the noun they describe. Ila les yeux bleus. He has blue eyes. However, the following adjectives should be placed before the noun they describe. ] | | 1 Iibleus de yeux a beaux. 2 amie une Ma petite famille a grande, 3. Elle idéale ma est partenaire. 4 Ilsens un de a bon humour. | | (eau beauitar — maawa—tea ———] | |] bon good nouveau ~ new | grand — big, tall petit - small, ite, short | || fol pretty vioux ~ old Remember to add an -0 to the adjective ifthe noun is feminine singular, add an -s ifthe noun is masculine plural and add -es ifthe noun is feminine plural ‘Some agjectives do not follow the usual pattern, Study the box below. | | [Enatsk Masculine Feminine | Masculine] Feminine translation | singular singular plural plural | vowel or an ie | ae 2 | | Prew nouveau nouvel nouvelle Touveaix | nouveles | beautiful beau nC ‘beaux belles | old | Vieux vieil vieille vieux | Vieilles | | [goog Pon bonne ‘Bons Bonnes | | [rice ‘sympa [sympa | sympas ‘symnpas | long Tong Tongue longs generous aaa | paneroux (oars reves | garere casa! |oeneretessl | =e [psme personnels | personnels | personnels —| | | | 4 Re-order the words in each sentence so that they make sense. | | | | 0xlard Unversity Press 2016 Page 10f2 etgefcreeonterduseorelaryes ukttekrawedgAQAGCSE French Me, my family and friends | ; Grammaire 1.2 G On se marie? | 5 inowvette a copine une sympa | | 6 Ellede beaucoup personneles a qualtés | 7 I cheveux a courts les. } 2 Translate these phrases into French. | 1 agenerous girlfriend a | 2 anew, fantastic house | 3 akind boytriena | 4 agood friend pee eee | 5 myideal partner 6 anold friend Beret eee 7 alarge famiy oil | | | | | | | | \ eae bo aa a ae ‘ar Us weit Pr 2018 age 202 fripat teva oxtordsecardaryct ukickreaweAQA GCSE French Grammaire 1.2 H Seul ou en couple? Me, my family and friends ‘The future tense To form the future tense of -er and -ir verbs, use the infinitive as the stem and add the following endings: -ai, -@8, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont. | For-re verbs, remove the final -e before adding the endings. | There are no irregular endings ofthe future tense. There are however iregular stems, ©.g. aural (| will | have). Learn some common irregular verb stems in the future tense. Note that most verbs that include the infinitive of another verb (e.g. venir — devenir—revenir) are venir (to come) — je viendrai, devenir (to become) — je deviendrai, revenir (to come back) — je reviendral tenir (to hold) — je tiendrai; obtenir (to obtain) — jobtiendrai, appartenir (to belong) ~ jappartiendrai However, the same does not apply to: devoir (to have to) — je devrai, pouvoir (to be able to) — je pourrai, savoir (to know) ~ je saurai | |_| resulrnte xo wey ote ee | | | | | 4 Complete the future tense verb forms and translate them into English. 1 erie {faire} 2 wu [etre] | 3 il [savoir] | 4 elle [venir } 5 nous [avoin 6 vous [vivre] | 2 Complete each of these sentences by adding a verb in the future tense. | 1 Jeneme [marier| pas. J'aime trop ma liberté | 2 Ellene [vie] pas en concubinage. 3. Elle espare q {etre} d'accord avec elle. 4 Ils [passer] leur vie ensemble de toute fagon. 5 Je [faire] confiance & mon partenaite. 6 Nous __ [aller] en voyage de noces a Venise. 7 Sipossible, nous [avoir des enfants. 3 Translate the sentences into French. 1 They will get married in July. 2. My ideal partner will be handsome and also funny. | | | = 7 90 xtard Unrvwesity Pree 2016 Itatfoeorenontordvecardaryscaukfackrawedgements Page tof2ENO). 61 OM oe-laley] Me, my family and friends Grammaire 1.2 H Seul ou en couple? 3. I think that he will stay single. 4 He will not want to cohabit 5 They hope that she will be able to have children. | | | | 6 First, he will have to meet the git! of his dreams, | will trust my partner completely. | Oxford betgedliserns iwesity Peew 2018, Page 2012 hecardary.eo ukfucknaiedgementsMe, my family and friends Grammaire 1.2 H Seul ou en couple? The relative pronoun dont Dont is a relative pronoun which is used with verbs followed by de. Nous avons fargent dont nous avons besoin. We have the money that we need, Itcan also mean whose’ or ‘of which’, La file dont le frére est mon copain Jules, est trés sympa. The girl whose brother is my friend Jules, is very nice. 1 Add dont to each sentence, in the correct place, then translate the sentences into English. 1 Legargon tu m’as parlé est vraiment sympa. 2 Lematiage est quelque chose il a envie 3 Lapartenaire il réve est quelqu'un d’exceptionnel. 4 Laliberte une personne célibataire profite est appréciable, 5 Mon partenaire idéal est quelqu'un les qualités personnelles sont uniques, 6 Mon cousin on a récemment fété I'anniversaire de mariage est plus jeune que moi. 2 Link each pair of sentences using dont. Exemple: II m’a parié d'une file. Elle est super. ~> La fille dont il m’a parlé est super. 1 Elle a fait la connaissance d'un gargon. Il est vraiment gent | | | 3. Ona discuté au sujet du mariage. Ga ne lintéresse pas. 1 ©00xlord Un versity Prove 2015 Page 1 of2 tgtfieweroxoedsecordary.eo uktackrawiedgementsAQA GCSE French Grammaire 1.2 H Seul ou en couple? 4 Elle réve d'un mariage traditionnel. Ga va se passer a l'église. Me, my family and friends 5 Ila deux enfants d'age scolaire. Il en a la responsabilt. | | | | 6 Sameilleure amie s'appelle Eva. Elle dépend beaucoup delle. 7 La fiancée de Luc voudrait un mariage civil. Ses parents sont religieux. | | | | Press 2016, xan co ukckrew eg 80xard Ur aap eaev ead Page 2012AQA GCSE French oF a Technology in everyday life Grammaire 2.1 F Les réseaux sociaux The present tense of common irregular verbs ‘There are a number of verbs in French that do not follow the usual pattern. They either have an unexpected verb stem in the present tense, e.g. envoyer (to send) ~ /envoie; an unexpected present tense ending, e.g patti (to leave) — je pars; or both an unexpected stem and ending, e.g. aller (to go) — je vais. | _ |The most common iteguiar verbs are frequently used in everyday conversation, so is important to learn them, 1 Translate these phrases into French. 190 she does we are = theyhave = he has to you see we write lean ©ervroaesene they say 10 I want = 2 Underline the correct present tense verb form for each sentence. 1. Mon frére veut / veux / veulent acheter un smartphone, 2 Ondis / dit/disons que ‘je suis acero a mon portable.’ 3 Ils doit / doivent / dois faire attention. 4 Savez / sais / sait -vous envoyer des photos? 5 Mes parents peux / peut / peuvent garder le contact avec mol. 6 Je fais / fait / font beaucoup de photos. 0fenel University Press 2016 Page 1 of2 stp ewe oxtordgecaneary-e0 uksacknawedgePO) MLO) Hoe -ti1o1 3] Technology in everyday life Grammaire 2.1 F Les réseaux sociaux | 3 Complete each sentence with the right verb from the box, in its correct prosent tense form. | aor dre oler fale (vor ~~ ipower | devoir savoir. dire vouloir —envoyer—_éerire | 1 Elle un blog sur ses vacances. | 2 Grace aux réseaux sociaux, je communiquer avec mes amis quand je | o34 des amis super. | 4 Avec Facebook, on se, beaucoup de copains i 6 mes amies fous les jours. 6 souvent des messages & mes copines ity Poss 2016 Page 20f2 sdwecardlarycukfackrawedgsients| | | | | 20 xorel Unrawesity Press 2016 AQA GCSE French Technology in everyday life Grammaire 2.1 G On garde le contact The present tense of regular -er verbs The present tense is used to say what happens or what is happening With regular -er verbs, the verb endings are: -e, es, -e, ons, -ez, ent ils travaillent — they work | they are working Note that the -er infinitive ending has to be removed before the correct present tense ending is added. ‘Nous communiquons avec nos amis. We communicate with our friends. ‘The subject of the verb is not necessarily always /e, tu, i, elle, etc. Give the equivalent subject pronoun in the phrases below and the ending of the verb that would follow, Exemple: toi et moi = nous ...-ons 1 moietmon frére . 2 ta scour et toi 3 son pére 4° sameilleure copine = 5 sesamis 6 ses amies . 7 on . Complete each sentence using the verb in brackets in its correct form. 1 Ses fréres rester en contact avec lui. [aimer] 2 -vous les forums de discussion intéressants? [trouver] 3 Elle les selfies, [adorer] 4 Je que ses photos sont super. [penser] 5 Mon copain et moi tous les jours. [communiquer} 6 Tu souvent avec tes amies? [tchatter] 7 Ma sceur trop de temps en ligne. [passer] In each sentence, every other letter of the verb is missing. Complete each of the verbs. 1 Jec_n_a_t_mes amis tous les jours. 2 Nous p_é_6_0__s Facebook a Twitter 3° tlsc_m_u_i_u__n__tous les soirs. 4 Avec ma meilleure copine, on d_s_u_e beaucoup. 5 Ellest_g_r_e_tsouvent des vidéos 6 Tut_o_v_sgabien? 7 Masceurd_t_s_eles blogs corn terduscardany/ co uklacknawiedgements Page | ofAQA GCSE French 1 1 | 0 xford Univesity Prevs 2016 Technology in everyday life Grammaire 2.1 H Avantages et inconvénients des réseaux sociaux The present tense of regular -ir and -re verbs. ‘The endings of the present tense of regular ~ir verbs are: -is, -is, it, -issons, -issez, -issent. Is remplissent des formulaires. They fill in forms, The endings of the present tense of -re verbs are: -s, -s, -, -ons, -e2, -ent. | Ilperd souvent ses devoirs. | He often loses his homework onene Complete each sentence with the right verb from the box, in its correct present tense form. Is Alla situation Mon frére ln message d'un ami Elle ‘son vélo pour avoir de 'argent pour acheter une tablette. On ses amis quand on ne communique pas assez souvent. ce que vous voulez! choisir perdre attendre reliéchir vendre Re-order the words and add the correct form of the -ir or -re verb in brackets, so that each sentence makes sense. Laon grace & nos publicité bien produits. [connattre] Nous produits sur nos Internet. [vendre] Elle ne gagne qu’ jamais elle toujours. [dite] Je mes avec amis soin, [choisir] Nous @ cours heures les trois. ini] Inte orra oordsecondaryeo ubtuckreswiedgenntsAQA GCSE French Technology in everyday life | Grammaire 2.1 H Avantages et inconvénients des réseaux sociaux 3 Translate these sentences into French: 1 We guarantee our products for a year. Choose your virtual friends well, My mother switches on her mobile only once a day. 4 They are thinking about it 5 Wait for me! | | | Page 20f2AQAGCSE French Technology in everyday life Grammaire 2.2 F Tu t'en sers souvent? | Aller, faire and other common irregular verbs Aller means ‘to go and faire means ‘to do | to make’. Both verbs are irregular, so learn their different forms by heart in the present tense. aller: vais, vas, va, allons, allez, vont faire: fais, fais, fait, faisons, faites, font | Note that the present tense of alleris also used to make the immediate future. Note that faire is also used in phrases. Je fais des photos. | take photos. Je fais du vélo. | ride a bike. There are many other irregular verbs in French. Learn the je form, at least, of the most common irregular | vetbs: je peu, Je veux, fe dois, je sas, Jo sors, je ds, jo viens, o Vos, | | | | | le vais téléphoner ce soir. | am going to phone tonight | | | 1 Translate these sentences into French | 4 Lam going to contact Luc tonight | 2 He takes good photos. 3. Be carefull | 4 They are going to send an e-mail 5 She does that all the time, 6 1am going to switch on my mobile, 2 Complete each sentence using the right verb from the box, in its correct present tense form devoir pouvoi savor voul re sortir dire voir Ma mere son portable quand elle ne Iutlise pas. On faire du velo situ Je mes copains tous les jours. On ensemble le weekend, Mon pere ne as comment envoyer un texto. C'est facile, non? Quiest-ce que tu 7 Répéte, sil te plait Je. le contacter. Je lui ai promis, \ 4 Oxiordl Unversity Pers 2016 Page tof2 betel dvrranoxeedscenrelany.caukackramedgsrentsAQA GCSE French Grammaire 2.2 F Tu t'en sers souvent? 3 Complete each sentence by adding appropriate information of your choice, in French. Je peux ‘Technology in everyday life Je veux Nous allons Us font Je vais Je dois fore Univesity Pres 2016 intpevreyoytardseecrlanyes ubsackreawed Page 20f2AQAGCSE French Technology in everyday life Grammaire 2.2 H Bienfaits et dangers Although there are many irregular verbs in French, some of them are in recognisable groups and have the same forms, e.g prendre, comprendre, apprendre or venir, devenir, revenir. | You will have come across a number of other irregular verbs in the reading and listening texts, e.g. | pouvoir ofr, savoir, permettre, vor, recevoir, vouloir, dre, plaire, parattre, crore, faire, souffrir, connaitre, vivre | The present tense of more irregular verbs | | |_| Inmost cases (with the exception of avoir, étre, aller and faire), the -ons, -ez and -ent endings are as you would expect. The stem of the verb however is irregular, e.g. nous voulons (we want), ifs disent | | (rey say) |__| The singular endings are often unpredictable and should be learnt as you encounter them, e.g. je regois (receive), tu vis (you live), i offre (he offers), elle salt (she knows) Make a point of remembering as many forms of as many irregular verbs as you can. However, treat the Je form as a priority as it allows you to talk / write about yourself. 14 Writo the je form of each of these verbs and give the English meaning each time. ire faire vouloir pouvoir oon avoir eve aller offre crore 0. savoir 2 Transiate these sentences into English. 1 Ele sait ce quelle veut. | 2. Iisdisent que ga peut abimer les yeux. | 3 Ils regoivent beaucoup de cadeaux a Nol. 4 Jecrois que tu as raison. 5 Grace a Internet, il se fait de nouveaux amis, SO elon Un sesity Prove 2016 Page 10f2 itpedlveraoxterdsccanclary.co ukfacknawiedAQA GCSE French Technology in everyday life Grammaire 2.2 H Bienfaits et dangers 3 Write ten sentences of your choice in French, using the je verb forms you worked out in activity 1. 1 2 3 (ens | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 iaete | 10 | | | | | | | | | | i | | | | N —_— ee cee 20 tard Uniwrity Sess 2018, Pago 2012 heap feeareyontsedsecondary.cukfackranwedgerentsAQAGCSE French Grammaire 3.1 F Qu’est-ce que tu as fait ce weekend? Free-time activities Perfect tense of regular verbs | | | ‘The perfect tense is used to say what you did or have done. Most verbs use avoir (i'ai, tu as, | | tell /on a, nous avons, vous avez, Is /eles ont followed by the past partcipe af the verb | er verbs: | fai regardé | | rverbs | | fei fint | verbs | | javvonae | | A few verbs use étre instead of avoir. In these cases you have to make the past participle agree with the subject of the verb. For example: Je suis alle(e) | elle est allée | nous sommes sorti(e)(s) | ls sont sortis 1 Choose the correct past participle from the box to complete each sentence. 1 Jai 2 Jai 3 Tuas 4 Nous sommes. Nous avons | 6 lla | 7 Ona | | 8 Agathe est | | 0B pe0 ublackraw ec S30 ord Unwrsiy Peete hetpe freer cteedhecon joue organisé vendu regardé fini choisi allée sorties la télé avec ma mere. la musique pour ta soirée. ton coca? samedi soir. au foot dans le pare ‘son Xbox. une féte chez Paul a l'éoole avec Rachida Page 1 of2AQA GCSE French Grammaire 3.1 F Qu’est-ce que tu as fait ce weekend? 2 Complete each sentence using the correct form of the verb in brackets. | 1 Jai | 2 Kevinest | } 3a | 4 Tes 5 Nous avons Belinda est aussi 7 Ona 8 Jen’ai pas au café avec Justin. (manger) au cinéma avec Amélie. (aller) ‘mon livre her soir! (finir) avec tes amis? (sort) une surprise pour Freddie! (organiser) alla fete? (aller) le nouveau film de Bradley Cooper. (choisi) au foot. (jouer) 3. Select a verb from the box and write it in the correct form to complete each sentence. 1 Richard a 2 Moi, jai 3 Philippe a 4° Sophie a 5 Jen’al pas | | | | 6 Est-ce que tu as, | | ues S8Oxarel Univesity Prem 2016, tpn ctardcanelay.c9 ubtacknaed manger écouter regarder vendre finir adorer de la musique avec moi une pizza. ‘son repas trés vite! te film! le match a la tele. ton vélo? | Free-time activitiesAQA GCSE French Free-time activities Grammaire 3.1 F Qu’est-ce que tu as fait ce weekend? | [Perfect tense with étre | | Some verbs, for example aller and sort, use the auxiliary verb étre instead of avoir in the perfect tense. |_| You must make the past participle agree with the subject | | tenirine ate ect ozo || masculine plural: ils sont allés | | feminine plural: elles sont allées NB: If the gender of all those concerned is unclear from the sentence, use the masculine form 1 Allof these verbs use étre in the perfect tonse, Match each of them with their English equivalent. Write the correct letter in the space provided. 1 aller sortir entrer descendre eon venir arriver ‘monter mourir rentrer | 0 rester | 44 tomber | 12 retourner 13. partr a togo up /to climb (up) b todie © toenter /to go in d- tocome | e tostay | { toleave | 9 tocome back / to go home | h toreturn /to go back dé Page tof 3AQA GCSE French Free-time activities Grammaire 3.1 F Qu’est-ce que tu as fait ce weekend? J toarive k to fall | | 1 to. go down / to climb down m togoout 2 Choose the correct part of the verb to complete the table for tre in the present tense. | | | | a si.i- ais vei cone? anus ai. | Is/elles es vous. est suis nous | | Pe | 1 je 2 tu 3. il/elle/on 4 bes 5 sommes 6 sont 3 Circle the correct form of the past participle to complete each sentence. 1 Francesca n'est pas venue / venu / venues avec nous, 2 Nous sommes allé / allées / allée au supermarché, 3. Philippe et Jean-Petrice sont sort / sorties / sortis samedi soir. 4 Mes parents sont nés / née / nées dans les années soixante. 5 Alice est tombée / tombés / tombées amoureuse d Olivier. 6 Neil, Kévin et moi sommes rentrés / rentré entrées aprés minuit! S90 xtorel Unrwsesity Prete 2016 Page 2013 sniper hwwrevoxtordsvearsdaryes ubstckranwedgennents| | j | AQAGCSE French Free-time activities Grammaire 3.1 F Qu’est-ce que tu as fait ce weekend? 4 Translate these sentences into French. 1 Simon went to Paris yesterday. She played football then went home. Elise and Franck went to MeDonald's and ate hamburgers My grandmother was born in 1939. Jimmy visited Barcelona when he went to Spain Dimitri and Becky arrived at 8 o'clock. Their train left Paris at midday S90 fare Unrswesity rose 2016 hetpet fora x’sedseearelanpes ubtecknisnedgements Page sof3Grammaire 3.1G Quest-ce que tu aimes faire? Question words The following are important question words, Quest-ce que ...? What ...? Qui? Who? Quand? When 00? Where? Comment? How? Pourquoi? Why? Remember to use est-ce que.... in front of a statement if you want a ‘yes / no’ answer. Est-ce que tu regardes la (616? Do you watch TV? 1 Circle the correct question word for each of these questions, 1 Qui /OU vient au cinéma ce soir? 2 Martive qui / quand? 3. Quest-ce que / Comment tu as fait hier soir? 4° Pourquoi / Comment aimes-tu jouer a la pétanque? 5 Est-ce que / Quiest-ce que tu aimes la pizza? 6 Comment / Ou as-tu voyagé ce soir? 2 Complete each sentence (1-10) with a suitable question word, then match each sentence with the correct translation (a-j). Write the correct letter in the space provided. 1 Salut, ava? it 2 tu aimes les frites? _ 3 allez-vous en vacances cette année? 4 Elle va arriver 2 Site 5 Tuvas avec 2 a 6 ast choisi ce flm-ta? Celene Unversity Press 2016 eagntfnereroxtexdsoeoncdary.ca ukicknamsc AQAGCSE French Unit 3 Free-time activities Page tof2AQA GCSE French | 7 a veut dre? | os tappeliesu? 9 _ este restaurant? 10 veut boire un café avec moi? a What's yourname? b_ Where is the restaurant? What does that mean? d_ Who wants to have a coffee with me? e Hi, how are you? f Why did you choose that particular film? 9 Whenis she going to arrive? h Where are you going on holidays this year? i Who are you going with? | oye te ci | fy - 20xord Unversity Press 2016 espera oeerdecclarye® ks caandgements Grammaire 3.1 G Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire? Free-time activities aa > Page 20f2_ Free-time activities Grammaire 3.1 G Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire? Question words The following are important question words. Quiest-ce que ...? What ...? | Qui? Who? | Quand? ‘When | | | oa2 Where? | || comment? How? | | Pourquoi? Why? | | Remember to use est-ce que... in front of a statement if you want a ‘yes / no’ answer, Est-ce que tu regardes la té/6? Do you watch TV? 41 Circle the correct question word for each of these questions. 1 Qui/OU vient au cinéma ce soir? arrive qui / quand? 3. Quiest-ce que / Comment tu as fait hier soir? 4° Pourquoi / Comment aimes-tu jouer a la pétanque? 5 Est-ce que / Qu’est-ce que tu aimes la pizza? 6 Comment / Ou as-tu voyage ce soir? | 1 ie covets oman etenenee rll1ch stand seta ceenson ces man rote earn noneneo | 1 Salut, gava? pone | 3 allez-vous en vacances cette année? | 6 stu choisi ce filma? Baber apethearencatordsecardary.co uktacknawedgesntsAQAGCSE French Free-time activities Grammaire 3.1 G Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire? Jo caveut are? nee 8 Leppeles-tu? en | 5 este restaurant? = | 10 veut boire un café avec moi? a What's your name? bb Where is the restaurant? What does that mean? Who wants to have a coffee with me? Hi, how are you? f Why did you choose that particular film? 9 When is she going to arrive? hh Where are you going on holidays this year? Who are you going with? J Doyou like chips? Oxford Un wesity Prose 2016 Page 2012 iit forw.ctordsecansdaryco ubfacknaweAQA GCSE French srammaire 3.1 G Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire? | Free-time activities Revision of the present tense of regular verbs Remember that regular -er, -irand -re verbs all follow patterns -er verbs je regarde, tu regardes, il/ elle / on regarde, nous regardons, vous regardez, ils / elles regardent -re verbs je vends, tu vends, il/ elle / on vend, nous vendons, vous vender, ils / elles vendent -irverbs je finis, tu finis, il elle / on finit, nous finissons, vous finissez, ils / elles finissent 1 Circle the correct form of the verb in each sentence. 1 Jladorez / adore / adores la musique 2 Nous regardons / regardez / regarde beaucoup de télévision. 3. Est-ce que j'aime les documentaires? Ga dépends / dépendent / dépendi 4 Ma sceur choisit / choisis / choisissons toujours les films. Ma famille et moi, nous écoutez / écoutes / écoutons de la musique ensemble, 6 Je finis /finit/finissons mes devoirs avant de regarder la tel. 2 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb(s) in brackets. 1 Esteequety __ de la musique RnB? (écouter) 2 Je a musique rap. (détester) } 3 Nous un film d'action tous les samedi. (regarder) | | 4 lamusique, ou estce que ton tere la 2 | (choisir, choisir) | 5 on des CD et des DVD au supermarche. (vendre) 8 Quand je reécole, j écouter de la musique sur mon | portable. (fiir, adorer) | | \ ‘fad Unversity Prove 2016 age of 2 bhutpuicwancfeedsocaredany.er ubflekreswedgeanentsAQA GCSE French Free-time activities Grammaire 3.1 G Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire? 3 Choose the correct verb from the box to complete the email. Some verbs can be used more than once, and there is more than one correct possible answer. écoute adores comprends fais | | regardons préfére aime | ~ oe | | Salut Tom! Merci pour ton mail. C’est bien que tu (1) la musique aussit Etles films? | | oui, mon frére et moi (2) beaucoup de films, mais c'est mon frere qui choisit parce que la tele est dans sa chambre! Mes amis et moi, on (3) surtout la musique pop, mais on (4) aussi le RnB. Le soir, (5) de la musique sur mon baladeur MP3 quand je (6) mes devoirs, Je (7) la musique frangaise parce que je (8) les mots, mais i (9) aussi la musique britannique Abientet, Arthur A 80 xlarel Unrswrsily Prove 2016 Page 20f2 init aravow'ordecondlary.co uksackrawedAQA GCSE French Free-time activities : Grammaire 3.1 H Le weekend, qu’est-ce que tu fais? 1 cae ‘0xlard Un expe ewer Revision of the future tense Remember that to form the future tense of regular -er and -ir verbs, use the infinitive as the stem and add the following endings: -ai/-as / -a / ons / -ez / -ont. de regarderai un film. | will watch a film. ‘Nous partirons 4 midi. We will eave at midday. For regular -re verbs, remember to take the -e off the infinitive before adding the same endings: Je vendrai mon vélo. 1 will sell my bike. Match each English sentence (1-6) with its French equivalent in the future tense (a-f). Write the correct letter in tho space provided. He is playing in the football match. We are playing in the football match. ‘They are playing in the football match, | am playing in the football match. ‘Are you playing in the football match? ‘Are you all playing in the football match? Je jouerai au match de foot. Ils joueront au match de foot Vous jouerez au match de foot? ‘Tu joueras au match de foot? Ijouera au match de foot >eaoce Nous jouerons au match de foot. Fill in the future-tense endings of the vorb finir je fiir tufinir i finir elle finir on finir nous finir vous finir ils finir ears 4s ON elles finir ersty Prove 2016 Page tof? sdiecardiryessukiaeknawiedgements| | | | | | AQA GCSE French Grammaire 3.1 H Le weekend, qu’est-ce que tu fais? 3 Complete each sentence with the correct future-tense form of the verb in brackets. 1. Marie (aimer) 2. Ils (nager) 3. Thomas (vendre) 4, Tu (regarder) 5. Jean et Caroline (partir) 6. Je (manger) 7. Jene (perdre) 8. Gavin me (donner) 9. Vous (attenare) 10. Le magasin (fermer) S90xdarel Un versity Brose 2016 betptlnrcaterdvecandarye ublackras Free-time activities Vides. aussi? son vélo, la t&lé avec moi? de bonne heure demain matin. au stade, merci pas mon portefeuille! des conseils sur 'équitation. le bus ensemble? avant notre arrivée! 4 Page 20f2AQA GCSE French _ Free-time activities Grammaire 3.1 H Le weekend, qu’est-ce que tu fais? Time phrases ae ameo iamnbe # Itis important to use time phrases in both written and oral work. They can refer to the present, the past or the future. Some can be used with more than one tense, while others will refer to a particular time frame. Present, past or future le weekend at the weekend le samedi matin | aprés-midi! soir on Saturday morning / afternoon / evening tous les jours | mois every day / month ce weekend this weekend | Present | dhabitude ! normalement usually | en co moment at the moment | ‘maintenant now | | Past | | le weekend dernier last weekend | | ta-semaine lannée dernidre last week / year | | samedt demior last Saturday | aya... ans /jours years / days ago | hier (yesterday) Future demain tomorrow le weekend prochain next weekend ‘samedi prochain next Saturday année prochaine next year 1 Indicate whether each of these sentences refers to present (PR), past (PA) or future (F) events in the space provided. 1. En ce moment, je fais du jardinage. 2 Samedi prochain, jirai aux magasins avec toi 3. Dihabitude il ne joue pas. 4 ly a trois jours, Olivier est venu ici. 5 Je rangerai ma chambre tous les jours. 6 Demain, je vais chez Elodie. 7 Maintenant, elle sait ce qu’elle a oublié, 8 Samedi matin, jtais chez Thibault 9 Le weekend, je fais du jogging dans le parc. 10 Hier, le soleil brillait | | | | | | | | | | | \ Oxford Unversity ewe 20168 Page tot etal wore cctarcsecarslaryciuklacknaeAQA GCSE French Free-time activities “Grammaire 3.1 H Le weekend, qu’est-ce que tu fais? 2 Complete the table with the words from the box below. leweekend —actuellement le dimanche matin auparavant_—aprés-demain hier demain le mois demier drhabitude le weekend prochain _normalement _ vendredi soir lundi matin maintenant —_ tous les jours _jeudi prochain ce weekend en ce moment ily trois jours _ année derniére Past Present Future Past / Present / uture | 3. Complete each sentence with the correct time phrase from the box. | se - normalement ilya.une semaine Je weekend prochain ence moment 1 , je Suis sortio avec mes copines. 2 Jai l'intention de voir le nouveau film de La Guerre des étoiles au cinéma I . Je ne suis pas s0r si je vais venir. 4 . Je ne vais pas au gymnase avec Fred. nl S20rxtarel University Press 2016, Page 20f2 hetpedwarevontnesecaredary.co uksuckrawedgementsAQAGCSE French : : ‘Free-time activities Grammaire 3.2 H Que mange-t-on dans le monde? Using more complex negatives Try to use different types of negatives to add complexity to your language: ne... pas rot ne ... jamais never ne... rien nothing | ne ... plus no longer / not any more | ne ... personne nobody / no one / not anybody | ne... fio Mi neither... nor | ne ...que only Negatives have two parts: ne (n’in front of a vowel) before the verb, and pas / rien etc. after the verb (or after the auxiliary verb in the perfect tense): Je ne veux rien manger. | don't want to eat anything Je n'ai jamais mangé descargots. _| have never eaten snails. Remember that after a negative, di / de la / des change to de or d’ (in front of a vowel) Je ne mange pas de viende. \ don't eat (any) meat | pecs al 1. Reorder the words to translate each English sentence into French. 1 I do not want to eat anything rien Je veux ne manger. fait Paul ne fa__natation que de 3 Idon't see anybody in the room, dans personne ne vols, Jes lap. 4 Helene likes neither chicken nor lamb. ni le——_poulet Hélane ni Fagneau nraime 5 He never went to Spain. | | | | | | | | j | | | | | 2 Paul only does swimming | | | | | | | {90arel Univesity Pres 2016 Page {of setpficnastedsocareinye UkeAQA GCSE French Free-time activities Grammaire 3.2 H Que mange-t-on dans le monde? 6 Frank does not play golf any more. joue plus golf. Frank au one 2 Rewrite each sentence in the negative form using the French equivalent of the expression in brackets. 1 Ollie aime les escargots. (does not) 2 Nous avons une petite maison. (no longer) 3. Tuaimes le couscous et le riz? (neither .. nor ..) 4 Ils font du ski en hiver. (only) 5 Onest venus ici. (never) 7 Nous avons vu quelqu’un. (nobody) | j 8 Habu. (noting) | | 8 Quelqu'un fa ue. (nobody) 3. Write a negative response to each of the following questions. | 1 Tujoues toujours au foot? | 2 Tuas bu quelque chose? 3. llyavait quelqu'un dans le gymnase? 4 Tuaimes les petits pois et les asperges? 90x Unrvvesily Prete 2016 heptane 'sedsecanclaryce ubickrea Page 20f3AQA GCSE French Free-time activities Grammaire 3.2 H Que mange-t-on dans le monde? 5 Tuaimes regarder les sports aquatiques? 6 Tues déja allé en Allemagne? Page 30f3