1. Pour commencer. Stéphane,
Monsieur Jones de Thompson Manufacturing, Sheffield a téléphoné aujourd’hui parce qu’il a annulé votre réunion du 6 juin. Il voudrait fixer une nouvelle date en juillet. Pouvez-vous le rappeler et laisser un message avec sa secrétaire car il ne sera pas au bureau.
Answer the following questions:
What is the message about?
What would Mr Jones like to do?
What does ‘il a annulé’ mean?
What is Stéphane asked to do?
Why?

2. Learning objectives
Identify how to form the past tense and apply the rules to make your own sentences
Understand how ‘avoir’ is a very important verb in French and learn how to use it to produce your own sentences
Success Criteria
Remember at least the ‘je, il, elle & nous’ forms of the verb ‘avoir’
Explain to a partner how to put a verb into the past tense
Give 2 uses of the verb ‘avoir’

3. What does a sentence in the
past start with if you
are saying what he did?
il a

4. What does the verb
usually end in?
changé
annulé é

5. How do I put a verb into the past tense?
He cancelled (annuler)
Il a
annuler
annulé
Il a annulé

6. How do I put a verb into the past tense?
He changed (changer)
Il a
changer
changé
Il a changé

7. Traduis les phrases. He left (laisser) He organised (organiser)
He spoke (parler)
He noted down (noter)
He phoned (téléphoner)
Il a laissé
Il a organisé
Il a parlé
Il a noté
Il a téléphoné

8. Why do you need to know the verb ‘AVOIR’?
Avoir to have
J’ai
I have
Tu as
You have
Il a
He has
Elle a
She has
Nous avons
We have
Vous avez
You have
Why do you need to know the verb ‘AVOIR’?
Ils ont
They have
Elles ont
They have

9. Morpion she has we have you have they have they have I have boys girls21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
she has
we have
you have
they have
they
have
I have
boys
girls
you have
I have
he has
polite

10.  Can you remember the je, il, elle & nous forms of avoir ?
Demonstrate to your partner that you know how! 
Success criteria 1
achieved
Extra: can you remember you (friendly & formal ) and they?

11. How do I put a verb into the past tense?
Step 1: Use the correct form of avoir:
J’ai Nous avons
Tu as Vous avez
Il/elle a Ils/elles ont 1
Step 2: Remove the ER ending from the verb:
Manger 2 3
Step 3: Add é
Mangé

12. Traduis les phrases (2). We left a message (laisser)
They organised a meeting (organiser)
She spoke to Monsieur Dupont (parler)
You (formal) noted down the address (noter)
I phoned Madame Lenoir (téléphoner)
Nous avons laissé un message
Ils ont organisé une réunion
Elle a parlé à Monsieur Dupont
Vous avez noté l’adresse
J’ai téléphoné Madame Lenoir

13. parler noter travailler bavarder changer annuler jouer téléphoner
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You (fr.) he
parler
noter
travailler I he
bavarder
changer
annuler
she
jouer
téléphoner
You (for.)
organiser
they
they

14. how to form the past tense?
Can you explain
how to form the past tense?
Demonstrate to your partner that you know how! 
Success criteria 2
achieved

15. Avoir -
a very useful verb!

16. J'ai besoin
need
I have

17. Nous avons besoin
need
we have

18. he needs
besoin
Il a

19. they need
besoin
Ils ont

20. Fais des phrases. He needs to cancel his appointment.
I need to telephone Mr Jones.
Il a besoin d’annuler son rendez-vous.
J’ai besoin de téléphoner Monsieur Jones.

21.  Give 2 uses for the verb 'avoir'.
Demonstrate to your partner that you know how! 
Success criteria 3
achieved

22. Can you explain ‘need’ in French?
Demonstrate to your partner that you know how! 
Success criteria 3b
achieved
Extra:
How do you say ‘we need?’