Family activities: singular regular -er verbs | French

Starter quiz

Which of these French words doesn't have the [e] sound.
- cheval
- petit
- samedi
- méchant ✓
Match the French to the English.
- je mange
  
  ⇔
  
  I eat, I am eating ✓
- tu manges
  
  ⇔
  
  you eat, you are eating ✓
- il mange
  
  ⇔
  
  he eats, he is eating ✓
- elle mange
  
  ⇔
  
  she eats, she is eating ✓
- manger
  
  ⇔
  
  to eat, eating ✓
Which French verb means 'to wear, wearing'.
- donner
- porter ✓
- parler
- regarder
- passer
Translate into English 'c'est facile de parler en anglais'.
- 'It's easy speaking English.' ✓
Match the French to the English.
- mon ami
  
  ⇔
  
  my friend ✓
- ma mère
  
  ⇔
  
  my mother ✓
- ton frère
  
  ⇔
  
  your brother ✓
- ton ami
  
  ⇔
  
  your friend ✓
- ta mère
  
  ⇔
  
  your mother ✓
- ma sœur
  
  ⇔
  
  my sister ✓
Which word would help translate 'Samedi, je ______ un film avec mon ami'.
- 'regarde' ✓

Match the French to the English.
- écouter
  
  ⇔
  
  to listen ✓
- préparer
  
  ⇔
  
  to prepare ✓
- chanter
  
  ⇔
  
  to sing ✓
- manger
  
  ⇔
  
  to eat ✓
- passer
  
  ⇔
  
  to spend ✓
- regarder
  
  ⇔
  
  to watch ✓
Match the English to the French.
- I listen, am listening
  
  ⇔
  
  j'écoute ✓
- you listen, are listening
  
  ⇔
  
  tu écoutes ✓
- you eat, are eating
  
  ⇔
  
  tu manges ✓
- I eat, am eating
  
  ⇔
  
  je mange ✓
- I give, am giving
  
  ⇔
  
  je donne ✓
- you give, are giving
  
  ⇔
  
  tu donnes ✓
Translate into English: 'aujourd'hui, je porte un t-shirt'.
- 'Today, I wear a t-shirt.' ✓
'Dimanche, je parle au téléphone avec mon père'. Choose the correct translations.
- On Sunday, I talk to my mum on the telephone.
- On Saturday, I talk to my dad on the telephone.
- On Sunday, I talk to my dad on the telephone. ✓
- On Sunday, I am talking to my dad on the telephone. ✓
- On Monday, I am talking to my sister on the telephone.
Which word means 'lunch'?
- dîner
- petit-déjeuner
- repas
- déjeuner ✓
- manger
Translate into French: 'she prepares chicken, she is preparing chicken'.
- 'Elle prépare le poulet.' ✓

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Accents can change the pronunciation of a letter in French. The SSCs [e], [è] and [é] make different sounds.
'Manger' (to eat) and 'passer' (to spend) are two regular -er verbs.
In French, there is only one way to talk about things in the present tense: je regarde.
In English, there are two ways to refer to the present: I watch and I am watching.
Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e.

There are two ways of referring to the present tense in French, as in English. For example: I watch and I am watching.

There is only one way to refer to the present tense in French: je regarde. This can be translated as both 'I watch', and 'I am watching'.

[e] - prnounced as in 'cheval'
[è] - pronounced as in 'frère'
[é] - pronounced as in 'répéter'
-er verb - a verb which has an infinitive form ending in -er
Present tense - describing an action that is currently happening, or an event that happens regularly