Pour commencer.

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Pour commencer.
Stéphane, Monsieur Jones de Thompson
Manufacturing, Sheffield a téléphoné aujourdhui
parce quil 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.

• Answer the following questions
• What is the message about?
• What would Mr Jones like to do?
• What does il a annulé mean?
• What is Stéphane asked to do?
• Why?

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• Learning objectives
• Identify how to form the past tense and apply the
  rules to make your own sentences
• Understand how avoir is a very important verb
  in French and learn how to use it to produce your
  own sentences

Success Criteria

• 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

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What does a sentence in the past start with if
you are saying what he did?
il a
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What does the verb usually end in?
changé
annulé
é
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How do I put a verb into the past tense?
He cancelled (annuler)
Il a
annuler
annulé
Il a annulé
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How do I put a verb into the past tense?
He changed (changer)
Il a
changer
changé
Il a changé
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Traduis les phrases.

• He left (laisser)
• He organised (organiser)
• He spoke (parler)
• He noted down (noter)
• He phoned (téléphoner)

Il a laissé
Il a organisé
Il a parlé
Il a noté
Il a téléphoné
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Avoirto have
Jai
I have
Tu as
You have
Il a
He has
Elle a
She has
Nous avons
We have
Vous avez
You have
Why do you need to know the verb AVOIR?
Ils ont
They have
Elles ont
They have
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Morpion
she has
we have
you have
they have
they have
I have
boys
girls
you have
I have
he has
polite
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Can you remember the je, il, elle nous forms
of avoir ?
Demonstrate to your partner that you know how!
? Success criteria 1 achieved
Extra can you remember you (friendly formal )
and they?
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How do I put a verb into the past tense?
Step 1 Use the correct form of avoir Jai
Nous avons Tu as Vous avez Il/elle a
Ils/elles ont
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Step 2 Remove the ER ending from the verb Manger
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Step 3 Add é Mangé
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Traduis les phrases (2).

• We left a message (laisser)
• They organised a meeting (organiser)
• She spoke to Monsieur Dupont (parler)
• You (formal) noted down the address (noter)
• I phoned Madame Lenoir (téléphoner)

Nous avons laissé un message
Ils ont organisé une réunion
Elle a parlé à Monsieur Dupont
Vous avez noté ladresse
Jai téléphoné Madame Lenoir
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we
You (fr.)
he
parler
noter
travailler
I
he
bavarder
changer
annuler
she
téléphoner
jouer
You (for.)
organiser
they
they
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Can you explain how to form the past tense?
Demonstrate to your partner that you know how!
? Success criteria 2 achieved
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Avoir - a very useful verb!
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J'ai besoin
need
I have
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Nous avons besoin
need
we have
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he needs
besoin
Il a
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they need
besoin
Ils ont
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Fais des phrases.

• He needs to cancel his appointment.
• I need to telephone Mr Jones.

Il a besoin dannuler son rendez-vous.
Jai besoin de téléphoner Monsieur Jones.
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Give 2 uses for the verb 'avoir'.
Demonstrate to your partner that you know how!
? Success criteria 3 achieved
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Can you explain need in French?
Demonstrate to your partner that you know how!
? Success criteria 3b achieved
Extra
How do you say we need?