1. Year 7 - Knowledge Organiser 1 Module 1: C’est perso
THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE
In French, the words for ‘a’ change according to whether the noun is masculine or feminine
Masculine – un livre – a book
Feminine - une gomme – a rubber
In the plural you use ‘des ‘ = some. Example - des livres = some books
REGULAR VERBS
Most verbs end in –er in the dictionary eg aimer = to like, detester – to hate. In the present tense you replace the –er ending like this: J’aime = I like
Tu aimes = you like
Il/elle aime = he /she likes
IRREGULAR VERBS
Some verbs are irregular. They don’t follow a pattern. Below are two
examples:
ADJECTIVES
Adjectives describe nouns. In French adjectives usually go AFTER the noun they describe and their endings change to agree with the noun they describe. Regular adjectives add –e in the feminine form and –s or –es in the plural form.
Examples:
Un livre bleu – a blue book (masculine)
Une porte bleue – a blue door (feminine)
Des livres bleus – some blue books
Des portes bleues – some blue doors.
THE DEFINITE ARTICLE
In French the word for ‘the’ changes according to the gender of the noun and whether it singular or plural
SINGULAR PLURAL
Masculine – Le livre (the book) Les livres (the books)
Feminine – La porte (the door) Les portes (the doors)
PLURALS
For most words simply add - s to make the plural form. This ‘s’
is SILENT.
IRREGULAR PLURALS
Some irregular plural endings to note. The ‘x’ is SILENT.
Les tableaux – the whiteboards
Les bureaux – the desks.
There is and There are (in French)
Il y a = there is / there are
Il n’y a pas = there isn’t/there aren’t
AVOIR = TO HAVE ÊTRE – TO BE
J’ai = I have Je suis = I am
Tu as= You have (singular form) Tu es= You are (singular form)
Il/elle a = He/she has Il/elle est = He /she is
Nous avons = we have Nous sommes = we are
Vous avez = you have (plural/polite form) Vous êtes = you are (polite/plural form)
Ils/elles ont = They have Ils/elles sont = They are
MAKING VERBS NEGATIVE
To make a sentence negative put ‘ne’ and ‘pas’ around the verb in the sentence.
Examples:
Je suis = I am Je ne suis pas = I am not
J’ai = I have Je n’ai pas = I have not
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
The words for my and your are different depending on whether the noun is masculine,feminine or plural.
Mon père = my dad, ma mère = my mum, mes parents= my parents.
Ton père = Your dad, ta mère = your mum, tes parents = your parents.

2. Year 7 - Knowledge Organiser 1 Module 1: C’est perso