1. WALT: Talk about the past with leisure phrases, the verb “avoir” and time expressions.
WILF: To be able to recognise when a phrase is in the past tense for a C grade level.

2. RECAP… J’ai joué au football
In the past tense, there is a subject, an auxiliary verb and a past participle.
J’ai joué au football
subject
(Je)
auxiliary verb
past participle
(joué)
(ai)

3. J’AI I HAVE TU AS YOU HAVE IL / ELLE A HE/SHE HAS ONE HAS ON A WE HAVE
The auxiliary verb (the helping verb) is usually “avoir” which means “to have”. Copy the following in to your books.
J’AI
I HAVE
TU AS
YOU HAVE
IL / ELLE A
HE/SHE HAS
ONE HAS
ON A
WE HAVE
NOUS AVONS
YOU HAVE
VOUS AVEZ
THEY HAVE
ILS / ELLES ONT

4. u é i PAST PARTICIPLES joué = played fini = finished vendu = sold
Mostly, past participles end in one of three possibilities… é i u
joué = played
fini = finished
vendu = sold
For example…
So to identify a phrase in the past tense, look for a part of “avoir” and a “past participle”.

5. Which part of “avoir” is missing
Which part of “avoir” is missing? Complete the 4 sentences with the correct part and translate into English. Remember, each sentence will be in the past.

6. joué choisi fini vendu travaillé regardé
What “past participle” is missing from each sentence? Choose the best one from the choices below and translate each sentence into English.
joué
choisi
fini
vendu
travaillé
regardé

7. There are also other clues available to work out the tense of a phrase
There are also other clues available to work out the tense of a phrase. Read and note down these important phrases.

8. Read the 3 texts. Who did the activities below?
Read them again. Who do the phrases below apply to?

9. EXTENSION:
Translate the texts into English.