1. Starter
These phrases can be sorted into two groups. Can you work out which ones go together and what the groups are?
I watched a film He plays tennis I have eaten a sandwich
We have talked to our friend They played football I watch TV
She liked the meal I eat sweets You talk in lessons
He plays tennis
I watch TV
I eat sweets
You talk in lessons
I watched a film
I have eaten a sandwich
We have talked to our friend
They played football
She liked the meal

2. Past and present
Can you sort these phrases out to show whether they describe something happening in the past or present?
I watched a film He plays tennis I have eaten a sandwich
We have talked to our friend They played football I watch TV
She liked the meal I eat sweets You talk in lessons
PAST
PRESENT

3. 1. One of these texts is talking about the past and one about the present. Which is which?
2. What is it about the verb phrases that show if they are in the past or the present?
Hier, j’ai nagé à la piscine et j’ai mangé un sandwich.
Ma soeur a joué au tennis et mes parents ont écouté la musique.
J’ai passé le soir avec mes amis, nous avons regardé un film.
Le weekend je nage à la piscine et je mange un sandwich.
Ma soeur joue au tennis et mes parents écoutent la musique.
Je passe le soir avec mes amis, nous regardons un film.

4. vendredi,le vingt-trois juin
WALT – ON VA PARLER DU PASSÉ.
I have
You have
He/she has
We have
They have (m/f)

5. vendredi,le vingt-trois juin
WALT – ON VA PARLER DU PASSÉ.
I have
You have
He/she has
We have
They have (m/f)

6. To make the past tense, you need 3 things:
Subject pronoun
(the word that tells us who did the action)
Have/has
(from the verb avoir) 2. 1.
3.. ai as a
avons
avez
ont J’ Tu
Il/Elle
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
past participle,
Eg joué

7. The Perfect Tense We have won two matches this year. j’ tu il/elle
You use this to describe a completed action in the past. e.g. I played football last week.
We have won two matches this year.
SUBJECT j’ tu
il/elle
nous
vous
ils/elles
AVOIR ai as a
avons
avez
ont
PAST PARTICIPLE
regardé
joué
mangé
voyagé
payé
visité
I have
You have
He/she has
We have
They have (m/f)

8. 3. Then you add a verb to say what the person did
When you look up a verb in the dictionary, it will show you the INFINITIVE. Infinitives mean ‘to _______’, e.g. ‘to play’.
In French, infinitives always end in either ER, IR or RE.
To talk about the past, you have to change the ending on the infinitive, e.g. to play  played. This is called the PAST PARTICIPLE.
Look at the verbs below – can you work out how they change?
Regarder
(to watch)
Finir
(to finish)
Répondre
(to answer)
Regardé
(watched)
Fini
(finished)
Répondu
(answered)
The rule for ER verbs is:
The rule for IR verbs is:
The rule for RE verbs is:
So what would be the PAST PARTICIPLE of these verbs?
Manger  M_ _ _ _ Dormir  D_ _ _ _ Perdre  P_ _ _ _

9. The Perfect Tense (le passé composé)
This is used to describe a completed action in the past, e.g: I played football last week.
SUBJECT j’ tu
il/elle
nous
vous
ils/elles
AVOIR ai as a
avons
avez
ont
PAST PARTICIPLE
‘-er’ verbs
- Remove r
Add an accent
on the last e  é
I have
You have
He/she has
We have
They have
‘-ir’ verbs
- Remove r
‘-re’ verbs
- Remove re
- Add u
Not all verbs follow these rules for past participles. A list of irregular verbs can be found here.

10. For a yellow slip, write down what each one means in English.
Talking about the past
Fill in the gaps with the correct word for ‘have’ and the past participle (the word that in English ends in ‘-ed’) of the verb in brackets. Look at your book for help!
J’___ ___________ (regarder) un film
Ils ______ __________ (fermer) la porte
Nous _______ __________ (manger) une glace
Elle ___ _____________ (finir) ses devoirs
Tu ____ ________ (choisir) un sandwich
Elles ____ ___________ (grandir) beaucoup
Ma soeur ____ ___________ (attendre) au cinéma
J’ ___ __________ (répondre) au professeur
Mes parents ______ ___________ (vendre) la voiture
Finished?
For a yellow slip, write down what each one means in English.

11. Avoir spellmaster
Avoir 0s & Xs
Blockbusters
Avoir pairs game
Mini whiteboard game
Spot the mistake

12. The Perfect Tense 1 2 3
Make card with subjects on red, parts of avoir on yellow, past participles on green and suitable sentence endings on blue.

13. The Perfect Tense equation 1.Part of the verb “avoir”
2. Past Participle
Joué – played Écouté – listened
Regardé – watched Voyagé – travelled
Mangé – eaten Payé – paid
Parlé – talked Travaillé - worked
Make card with subjects on red, parts of avoir on yellow, past participles on green and suitable sentence endings on blue.