Nom:______________________________
Classe:________________________
The Present Tense
We use the present tense when we are talking about what we are doing now or what we do in general.
A) Match up the translations of these time phrases:
1) Quelquefois
A) When it’s sunny
2) Quand il pleut
B) Sometimes
3) Quand il fait du soleil
C) Generally
4) De temps en temps
D) When it’s nice weather
5) Généralement
E) From time to time
6) Quand je peux
F) When it rains
7) Si j’ai du temps
G) If I have time
8) Quand il fait beau
H) When I can
1-B
B) Using your resources to help you, complete the table for these regular verbs:
parler
choisir
vendre
je
tu
il / elle / on
nous
vous
ils / elles
C) Some verbs are irregular which means they don’t always follow the same pattern as regular verbs. Find the translations and colour them in the same colour:
Je fais
They are
Ils/elles ont
I am
He/she/one is
They go
I don’t know
j’ai
je veux
je dois
They have
Il/elle/on est
Ils/elles vont
I do
You are
We go
I want
I have to
I have
I can
I go
Ils/elles sont
We are
je ne sais pas
je suis
je peux
nous sommes
je vais
tu es
nous avons
We have
nous allons
The Immediate Future Tense
We use the near/immediate future tense when we are talking about something which we are going to do.
D) Match up the translations of these time phrases:
E) Fill in the gaps below using your resources to help you:
1. Ce week-end
A) In the future
1-D
2. Le mois prochain
B) Tomorrow
We use the immediate future tense when we are talking about something which
3. Ce soir
C) Next year
__________________________ for example __________________________________________
4. La semaine prochaine
D) This weekend
First we take the present tense of the verb ‘ _ _’ then _ plus the i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. Demain
E) Next month
6. Cet après-midi
F) This afternoon
e.g. ______________________7. À l’avenir
G) Tonight
G) Translate these sentences into French:
8. L’année prochaine
H) Next week
F) Unscamble the letters below to find the correct translations:
I am going – vjaeis ____
You are going – utsva _______
He is going – laiv _______
We are going - slnuslaoon _____
You pl. are going – avloluesz_______ They are going - slivnot ______
Tomorrow I am going to go to Spain __________________________________________________________________
Next year we are going to live in France _______________________________________________________________
Tonight I am going to eat a pizza____________________________________________________________________
This afternoon they are going to play football__________________________________________________________
In the future I am going to be a teacher_______________________________________________________________
The Future Tense
There is also another future tense used when we are talking about something which we will do.
H) Add the correct endings to the infinitive to form the future
I) Fill in the gaps by adding the correct ending to the infinitive:
tense then translate each one into English:
je
manger___
I will eat
He will speak French. – Il _________ français. (parler)
tu
manger____
___________________
We will visit the monuments. – Nous________ les monuments. (visiter)
il/elle/on manger____
___________________
They will have dinner at 7 o clock. –Ils________ à sept heures. (dîner)
nous
manger____
___________________
I will dance at the disco. – Je_______à la discothèque. (danser)
vous
manger____
You pl. will eat
You will eat a cheese sandwich. – Tu ________ un sandwich au fromage. (manger)
ils/elles
manger____
___________________
You pl. will live in Spain. – Vous _______ en Espagne. (habiter)
J) Translate the following phrases into English * verbs are irregular
Nous irons* à la plage____________________________________Nous visterons quelques musées à Berlin._________________________________________
A l’avenir je ferai * une license en anglais. ________________________________
Quand j’aurai* quarante ans, j’habiterai en Nouvelle Zélande _____________________________________
Est-ce que tu parleras avec ta mère? ______________________________________________
Nous travaillerons ensemble dans le futur. ___________________________________________
The Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used when we are talking about something which would, could or should happen in the future.
K) Add the correct endings to the infinitive to form the
L) Underline the correct translation for each of these phrases:
conditional tense then translate each one into English:
Je
parler__
I would speak
I would go
j’irais
tu irais
j’irait
tu
habiter__
___________________
They would visit
ils visiterions elles visiterais ils visiteriont
il/elle/on manger___
___________________
We would eat nous mangerions nous mangeriez nous mangeraient
nous
travailler____
___________________
He would live il habitera
il habiterait
il habiteraient
vous
visiter____
You pl. would visit
I would like
je voudrions
je voudrait
je voudrais
ils
choisir____
___________________
It would be
ce serions
ce seriez
ce sera
ce serait
j’irions
elles visiteraient
nous mangerons
il habiterais
je voudrai
M) The future tense and the conditional tense both have the same irregular stems (the start of the word). You should try to memorise these. Find the translations for
these irregular future and conditional phrases and number them. Put a star next to all of the future tense phrases.
I will come
je ferai
I could
I will be able to
I will be
there will be
j’aurai
there would be
I will make/do
il y aurait
I will want
je serai
je pourrai
I would do
je voudrai
I will have
je serais
j’aurais
it will be
I would come
je voudrais
il y aura
I would like
je pourrais
I would be
I would have
ce sera
je viendrai
je viendrais
it would be
je ferais
ce serait
The past tense (The perfect tense) Regular Verbs
N) Match up the translations of these time phrases:
1. Hier
A) Last week
2. Hier soir
B) Last weekend
3. Il y a cinq ans
C) This morning
4. La semaine dernière
D) Five days ago
5. Il y a cinq jours
E) Yesterday
6. L’année dernière
F) Five years ago
7. Le week-end dernier
G) Last year
8. Ce matin
H) Last night
The perfect tense is used when we are talking about completed actions in the past.
O) Using your reosurces to help you, complete the table for these auxiliary verbs in the
present:
1-E
avoir
être
Je
tu
il/elle/on
nous
vous
ils/elles
P) Translate these phrases into English:
Q) What are the rules for forming the past participle? Fill in the gaps.
J’ai parlé __
_ I spoke
_
Elle a écouté ____________________
On a parlé _____________________ On a visité__________________________
J’ai nagé ________________________Il a répondu________________________
Nous avons fini___________________Elles ont choisi______________________
Ils ont attendu __________________J’ai mangé __________________________
Tu as entendu?__________________ Vous avez joué ______________________
1. For regular –er verbs you take off the _______ and add an ______
Exemple: manger becomes ____________
2. For regular __ verbs you take off the ______
Exemple: finir becomes fini
3. For regular ___ verbs you take off the ____ and you replace it with a ‘u’
Exemple: attendre becomes _________
The perfect tense – Irregular Verbs
Some verbs don’t follow this pattern. These are called irregular verbs. You should try to memorise the common ones.
R) Fill in the grid for these irregular verbs:
S) What do these verbs (all in their infinitive form here) have in common?
Infinitive
Past participle
Infinitive
fait
dire
mettre
Why have some been * starred?
bu
mis
lu
venir
mort
rester
monter
voir
être
naître
Past participle
voulou
descendre
naître*
retourner
arriver
1. ______________________ 2. _______________________3. ____________________
S’habiller
se couper
aller
tomber
revenir*
entrer
mourir*
avoir
T) Give 3 examples of verbs which use être as an auxiliary: e.g. je suis sorti
venir*
sortir
rentrer
partir
se lever
se coucher
se laver
se casser
se doucher
L’imparfait / The Imperfect Tense
The imperfect tense is used when we are talking about things which used to happen in the past.
U) Complete the grid with the correct imperfect tense endings.
V) Fill in the grid with the correct translations:
parler
finir
attendre
je
J’étais
Il y avait
tu
C’était
Il n’y avait pas
Il faisait
Ce n’était pas
Je faisais
J’avais
il/elle/on
nous
Je mangeais
Je portais
vous
J’allais
Je buvais
ils/elles
On allait
Nous habitions
Quiz
1. Which tense would you use if you want to talk about something which used to happen?
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2. When would you use the perfect tense?
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3. What is the ending for ‘he’ for a regular IR verb in the present tense?
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4. How do you say ‘I went’?
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5. How do you say ‘I am going to go’?
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6. How do you say ‘I will go?’
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Scores
A
/8
B
C
/18
/16
D
/8
E
/5
F
/6
G
/5
H
I
J
K
/10
/6
/6
/10
L
/6
M
/15
N
/8
O
P
/12
/11
Q
/8
R
/11
S
/2
T
/3
U
/18
V
/14
Quiz
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