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Everyday life: -ER verbs in the present and past

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Why this, why now

In this unit, knowledge of -er verbs in the present tense is embedded, and intonation and inversion questions with and without question words are revisited. Pupils contrast present and perfect tenses with 'avoir' for -er verbs, faire and dire. The SSCs um,un and -gn- are taught.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 4 / 13

Everyday life: -ER verbs in the present and past

In this unit, knowledge of -er verbs in the present tense is embedded, and intonation and inversion questions with and without question words are revisited. Pupils contrast present and perfect tenses with 'avoir' for -er verbs, faire and dire. The SSCs um,un and -gn- are taught.

4 lessons
  1. Weekday routine: -er verbs singular and plural
  2. Today and yesterday: perfect tense with 'faire' and 'dire'
  3. Weekday routine: inversion questions, negation
  4. Today and yesterday: perfect tense with 1st person -er verbs + avoir