What you do with others: -er verbs and favourite things | French

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Match the French -er verbs to the English translation.
- regarder
  
  ⇔
  
  to watch, watching ✓
- préparer
  
  ⇔
  
  to prepare, preparing ✓
- travailler
  
  ⇔
  
  to work, working ✓
- marcher
  
  ⇔
  
  to walk, walking ✓
- manger
  
  ⇔
  
  to eat, eating ✓
Match the French to the English translation.
- le déjeuner
  
  ⇔
  
  the lunch ✓
- dehors
  
  ⇔
  
  outside ✓
- le film
  
  ⇔
  
  the film ✓
- la télé
  
  ⇔
  
  the TV ✓
- la maison
  
  ⇔
  
  the house ✓
- le/la partenaire
  
  ⇔
  
  the partner ✓
How do you say 'favourite' in French?
- préféré ✓
- cher
- chère
- rapide
Match the French subject pronouns to the English.
- je
  
  ⇔
  
  I ✓
- tu
  
  ⇔
  
  you ✓
- il
  
  ⇔
  
  he ✓
- elle
  
  ⇔
  
  she ✓
- nous
  
  ⇔
  
  we ✓
Fill in the gap. In French, adjectives usually go after the noun they are describing. They also have to ______ with the noun.
- 'agree' ✓
Read the following sentence in English and match the correct halves of the French translation below. It's good weather, we are preparing lunch, we are eating outside today, it's fun.
- Il fait
  
  ⇔
  
  beau, ✓
- nous préparons
  
  ⇔
  
  le déjeuner, ✓
- nous mangeons
  
  ⇔
  
  dehors aujourd'hui, ✓
- c'est
  
  ⇔
  
  amusant. ✓

Pr_parer (to prepare, preparing), d_jeuner (lunch), pr_f_r_ (favourite), t_l_ (TV). What is/are the missing letter/s in all of these French words?
- e
- a
- é ✓
- à
Which of the following verbs are in their 'she/he' form?
- mangeons
- regarde ✓
- marche ✓
- travaillons
- prépare ✓
Match the English sentences to their French translation.
- J'aime préparer le déjeuner.
  
  ⇔
  
  I like preparing lunch. ✓
- Nous mangeons dehors aujourd'hui.
  
  ⇔
  
  We are eating outside today. ✓
- Il marche à l'école.
  
  ⇔
  
  He is walking to school. ✓
- Elle mange rapidement.
  
  ⇔
  
  She eats quickly. ✓
- Je regarde la télé.
  
  ⇔
  
  I am watching TV. ✓
Complete the sentence. When 'préféré' is used to describe a feminine nouns it has to agree with this noun and therefore we add an ______ on the end.
- 'e' ✓
Read these sentences, then match the favourite thing to the correct person below. It's Julien's favourite colour. It's Nancy's favourite book. It's Cédric's favourite car. She is Mum's favourite child
- C'est la couleur préférée de
  
  ⇔
  
  Julien ✓
- C'est le livre préféré de
  
  ⇔
  
  Nancy ✓
- C'est la voiture préférée de
  
  ⇔
  
  Cédric ✓
- Elle est l'enfant préféré de
  
  ⇔
  
  Maman ✓
Which of the following nouns does the form 'préférée' of favourite agree with?
- la voiture ✓
- la chanson ✓
- le bateau
- la promenade ✓
- le stylo

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Spelling words accurately in French is tricky and needs regular practice.
To say 'she/he' + verb in French, the verb often ends in -e.
To say 'we' + verb in French, the verb usually ends in -ons.
'Préféré(e)' means favourite in French and has an extra -e added at the end when describing a feminine noun.
When listening in French, taking brief notes of key words in English and/or using a support grid can help understanding.

Préféré(e) is often spelt wrong, with not enough, or indeed too many accents!

'Préféré' is favourite in its masculine form. The e that is added in the feminine form does not have an accent; 'préférée'.