Answer the following questions:

1) What is the message about?

2) What would Mr Jones like to do?

3) What does ‘il a annulé’ mean?

4) What is Stéphane asked to do?

5) Why?

Stéphane,Monsieur Jones de Thompson Manufacturing, Sheffield a téléphoné aujourd’hui parce qu’il a annulé votre réunion du 6 juin. Il voudrait fixer une nouvelle date en juillet. Pouvez-vous le rappeler et laisser un message avec sa secrétaire car il ne sera pas au bureau.

Learning objectives

Identify how to form the past tense and apply the rules to make your own sentences

Understand how ‘avoir’‘avoir’ is a very important verb in French and learn how to use it to produce your own sentences Remember at least the

‘je, il, elle & nous’ forms of the verb ‘avoir’

Explain to a partner how to put a verb into the past tense

Give 2 uses of the verb ‘avoir’

How do I put a verb into the past tense?

Il a annulé

He cancelled (annuler)

Il a

annuler

annulé

How do I put a verb into the past tense?

Il a changé

He changed (changer)

Il a

changer

changé

Traduis les phrases.1) He left (laisser)

2) He organised (organiser)

3) He spoke (parler)

4) He noted down (noter)

5) He phoned (téléphoner)

Il a laissé

Il a parlé

Il a organisé

Il a noté

Il a téléphoné

Avoirto have

J’ai I have

Tu as You have

Il a He has

Elle a She has

Nous avons

We have

Vous avez You have

Ils ont They haveElles ont They have

Why do you need to know

the verb ‘AVOIR’?

Morpion

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24 25 26

27 28 29

Success criteria 1

achieved

Demonstrate to your partner that you know how!

How do I put a verb into the past tense?

Step 1: Use the correct form of avoir:

J’ai Nous avons

Tu as Vous avez

Il/elle a Ils/elles ont

Step 2: Remove the ER ending from the verb:

Manger

Step 3: Add é

Mangé

1

2

3

Traduis les phrases (2).

1) We left a message (laisser)

2) They organised a meeting (organiser)

3) She spoke to Monsieur Dupont (parler)

4) You (formal) noted down the address (noter)

5) I phoned Madame Lenoir (téléphoner)

Nous avons laissé un message

Elle a parlé à Monsieur Dupont

Ils ont organisé une réunion

Vous avez noté l’adresse

J’ai téléphoné Madame Lenoir

11. 12. 13.

14. 15. 16.

17. 18. 19.

he

she

we You (fr.)

they they

You (for.)

I he

Success criteria 2

achieved

Demonstrate to your partner that you know how!

I have

need

we have

need

Il a

besoin

Ils ont

besoin

Fais des phrases.

1)He needs to cancel his appointment.

2)I need to telephone Mr Jones.

J’ai besoin de téléphoner Monsieur Jones.

Il a besoin d’annuler son rendez-vous.

Success criteria 3

achieved

Demonstrate to your partner that you know how!

Can you explain ‘need’ in French?

Success criteria 3b

achieved

Demonstrate to your partner that you know how!

How do you say ‘we need?’