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. Match these words up: Aujourd’huiIn the mornings En ce momentNormally Le matinUsually Le soirToday D’habitudeLast year NormalementAt the moment L’année dernièreYesterday HierIn the evenings Extension: which words would you use to describe the past tense?

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

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

4. PAST PARTICIPLES Mostly, past participles end in one of three possibilities… é i u For example… joué = played fini = finished vendu = sold 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? Complete the 4 sentences with the correct part. Remember, each sentence will be in the past. Write the English next to them

6. What “past participle” is missing from each sentence? Choose the best one from the choices below and translate each sentence into English. jouégagné fini vendutravailléregardé

7. GIVE ONE GET ONE Make up your own sentence in the past and then write the English translation below it

8. Write down 2 things you have learnt today and give it to Miss Berry as you go out of class 4 minutes Pour finir What was the WALT and WILF?