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1 The PerfectTense LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
This powerpoint will teach you how: To form the Perfect tense To use the Perfect tense To improve the quality of your Perfect sentences

2 DID or HAVE DONE The PERFECT Tense
The Perfect tense is used to talk about what you : DID or HAVE DONE

3 J’ai / Je suis + Past Participle = PerfectTense
The PERFECT Tense Foundation All you need is: + J’ai / Je suis Past Participle You can think of it as a formula like you use in Maths: J’ai / Je suis + Past Participle = PerfectTense

4 The PERFECT Tense What is a Past Participle?
A Past Participle is a particular form of the verb (meaning what it was you did) A Past Participle is not the verb you will find in the dictionary – that is the INFINITIVE. The ENDING of the Past Participle depends on what the infinitive ends in (ER, IR, RE)

5 ER IR RE JOUÉ FINI VENDU The PERFECT Tense Examples = played
= finished = sold

6 J’ai / je suis+ Past Participle = PerfectTense
The PERFECT Tense J’ai / je suis+ Past Participle = PerfectTense J’ai préparé le dîner I prepared dinner J’ai étudié le français I studied French Je suis arrivé(e) en retard I arrived late J’ai joué au hockey I played hockey J’ai écouté de la musique I listened to music Je suis allé(e) au collège I went to school Je suis arrivé(e) chez moi I arrived home Je suis sorti(e) avec mes amies I went out with my friends

7 1 The PERFECT Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK ADVERBS OF TIME Hier - Yesterday
There are three ways to improve your Perfect sentences : 1 ADVERBS OF TIME Say when you do something by starting your sentences with one of the following adverbs of time : Hier L’été dernier Le week-end dernier vendredi dernier - Yesterday - Last summer - Last weekend - Last Friday

8 The PERFECT Tense Examples vendredi dernier J’ai préparé le dîner
So, let’s use some of the earlier examples of the Perfect Tense together with an adverb of time & frequency to improve our Perfect sentences Examples vendredi dernier J’ai préparé le dîner Last Friday I prepared dinner L’été dernier j’ai étudié le français Last summer I studied French Le week-end dernier J’ai fini les devoirs Last weekend I finished my homework Hier je suis allé(e) au collège Yesterday I went to school

9 2 The PERFECT Tense avoir – to have être – to be IMPROVE YOUR WORK
TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT PERSON Talk about somebody else (your sister, your friend, etc) by changing ‘J’ai’ and ‘Je suis’ You will need to know the verbs avoir – to have être – to be

10 most verbs take AVOIR as the auxiliary verb
The PERFECT Tense Higher To gain more marks, you need to be able to talk about other people. most verbs take AVOIR as the auxiliary verb J’ai joué - Tu as joué - Il / elle /on a joué - Nous avons joué - Vous avez joué - Ils / elles ont joué - I played You (singular) played He / she / one played We played You (plural) played They played

11 but a few take ÊTRE as the auxiliary verb
The PERFECT Tense Higher To gain more marks, you need to be able to talk about other people. but a few take ÊTRE as the auxiliary verb Je suis allé(e) - Tu es allé(e) - Il / est / on est allé - Nous sommes allé(e)s - Vous êtes allé(e)(s) - Ils / elles sont allé(e)s - I went You (singular) went He / she / one went We went You (plural) went They went

12 ÊTRE or AVOIR?

13 Q: So how do you know when to use ÊTRE or AVOIR ?
A: In general…… ÊTRE is used with verbs involving movement AVOIR is used for all other verbs

14 To help you remember which verbs take ÊTRE
Use the mnemonic “MRS VANDERTRAMP” Montée – went up Entrée – went in Restée - stayed Retournée – went back Sortie – went out Tombée - fell Venue - came Rentrée – went home Allée - went Arrivée - arrived Née – was born Morte - died Descendue – went down Partie - left

15 ÊTRE verbs are like adjectives – they have to AGREE i. e
ÊTRE verbs are like adjectives – they have to AGREE i.e. add e if feminine, add s if plural. All the past participles on the previous slide have already had an e added, as you are all girls!

16 The PERFECT Tense Examples vendredi dernier j’ai préparé le dîner il a
So, let’s use some of the earlier sentences and change ‘j’ai’ and ‘je suis’ to a different person to improve our Perfect sentences Examples vendredi dernier j’ai préparé le dîner il a Last Friday he prepared dinner L’ été dernier j’ai étudié le français nous avons Last summer we studied French Le week-end dernier j’ai fini les devoirs elle a Last weekend she finished her homework Hier je suis allée au collège tu es Yesterday you went to school

17 3 The PERFECT Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK
SAY WHY YOU ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING You will need to use POUR + infinitive = in order to….. **In English we can just say ‘to’ instead of saying ‘in order to’ but in French if you do not say ‘pour’ then the sentence is incomplete**

18 POUR + infinitive = IN ORDER TO...
The PERFECT Tense IMPROVE YOUR LANGUAGE POUR + infinitive = IN ORDER TO... 1. Je suis allée en ville pour acheter une chemise 1. I went to town in order to buy a blouse 2. Je suis allée au cinéma pour voir le nouveau Twilight 2. I went to the cinema in order to see the new Twilight film 3. Je suis allée à la gare pour retrouver mes copines 3. I went to the station in order to meet my friends

19 + + 1 2 3 The PERFECT Tense Can you put this all together?
Say when Different person Say why To make a HIGHER LEVEL sentence

20 The PERFECT Tense Higher
2 Different person Higher 3 Why 1 When Hier elle est allée en ville pour visiter le musée de Liverpool Yesterday she went to town in order to visit the Museum of Liverpool

21 The PERFECT Tense More practise
Can you translate the following sentences into English? Hier il est allé au stade pour voir un match de foot Yesterday he went to the stadium in order to watch a football match Vendredi dernier nous sommes allées au restaurant Nando’s pour fêter l’anniversaire de ma copine Last Friday we went to Nando’s restaurant in order to celebrate my friend’s birthday Le week-end dernier ils sont allés en ville pour faire du tourisme Last weekend they went to town in order to see the sights

22 REMEMBER!! The PERFECT Tense
Once you have learnt this tense, you can use it to talk about ANY GCSE topic: LIFESTYLE Health / Relationships & Choices LEISURE Free Time & Media / Holidays HOME & ENVIRONMENT Home & Local Area / Environment WORK & EDUCATION School & Future Plans / Current & Future Jobs See the next slide for examples of THE PERFECT TENSE on all these GCSE topics

23 J’ai / Je suis +………… Irregular Irregular Irregular mangé sain
allée au supermarché * Je me suis disputé avec mon frère divorcé acheté un livre fait du vélo *Je suis allée à Berlin en Allemagne visité la muraille de Berlin fêté Eid acheté un cadeau pris une douche recyclé le bois fait tous mes devoirs utilisé pas mon portable fait mon stage comme journaliste Je suis allée en vacances Irregular Irregular Irregular

24 How much you have remembered ?
The PERFECT Tense QUICK QUIZ How much you have remembered ?

25 The PERFECT Tense LIFESTYLE Health / Relationships & Choices
J’ai mangé sain I ate / I have eaten healthily Je suis allée au supermarché I went / I have been to the supermarket Je me suis disputé avec mon frère I argued / I have argued with my brother J’ai divorcé I got / I have got divorced Irregular

26 The PERFECT Tense 2. LEISURE Free Time & Media / Holidays
J’ai acheté un livre I bought / I have bought a book J’ai fait du vélo Irregular I did / I have done cycling Je suis allée à Berlin en Allemagne I went / I have gone to Berlin in Germany J’ai visité la Muraille de Berlin I visited / I have visited th Berlin Wall

27 The PERFECT Tense 3. HOME & ENVIRONMENT Home & Local Area / Environment J’ai fêté Eid I celebrated / have celebrated Eid J’ai acheté un cadeau I bought / have bought a gift J’ai pris une douche Irregular I took / have taken a shower J’ai recyclé le bois I recycled / have recycled wood

28 The PERFECT Tense J’ai fait tous mes devoirs
4. WORK & EDUCATION School & Future Plans / Current & Future Jobs J’ai fait tous mes devoirs Irregular I did / I have done all my homework Je n’ai pas utilisé mon portable I did not use / I have not used my mobile J’ai fait mon stage comme journaliste I did / I have done my work experience as a journalist Je suis allée en vacances I went / I have gone on holiday

29 The PERFECT Tense Now it’s YOUR turn

30 The PERFECT Tense More practise
How many of your own sentences can you make using the following tables to help you? More practise ADVERBS OF TIME Hier - Yesterday Hier soir - Last night La semaine dernière - Last week samedi dernier - Last Saturday Le week-end dernier - Last weekend L’année dernière - Last year AVOIR = TO HAVE J’ai - I have Tu as - You have Il/elle a - He/she/one has Nous avons - We have Vous avez - You have Ils/elles ont - They have ÊTRE = TO BE Je suis - I am Tu es - You are Il/elle/on est - He/she/one is Nous sommes – We are Vous êtes - You are Ils/elles sont - They are PAST PARTICIPLES Allée en ville - went to town Allée au cinéma - went to the cinema Allée au stade - went to the stadium Allée au restaurant - went to the restaurant Allée au centre de loisirs - went to the leisure centre Allée à la piscine - went to the swimming pool Allée à l’université - went to university Allée à ma chambre - went to my bedroom Étudié beaucoup - studied hard Préparé le dîner - prepared the dinner Pris l’autobus - took the bus Recyclé le papier - recycled paper Téléphoné à des copains - phoned my friends INFINITIVES Acheter une chemise - to buy a blouse Voir un film - to watch a movie Voir un match - to watch a match Fêter mon anniversaire - to celebrate my birthday Garder la forme - to keep fit Nager - to swim Faire médecine - to study medicine Regarder la télé - to watch TV Réussir à un examen - to pass an exam Aider ma mère - to help my mum Arriver à l’heure - to arrive on time Protéger l’environnement - to protect the envirronment Leur bavarder - to talk to them pour

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