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En famille Part 1

Ma famille

Subject pronouns

Present tense of avoir,

s’appeler and être

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Ma famille 1

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Ma famille 2

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Trouve les paires!

1) J’ai une sœur.

2) J’ai un frère.

3) J’ai deux frères.

4) J’ai trois sœurs.

5) J’ai deux frères et une sœur.

6) J’ai trois frères et deux sœurs.

8) Je suis fille unique.

7) Je suis fils unique.

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B

D

E

F

G

C

C

Ma famille 3

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J’ai… / Je suis… / Je n’ai pas de…Ma famille 4

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You already know how to talk about yourself.Je m’appelle Amélie.J’ai quatorze ans.Je suis fille unique.

Which word in the first and third sentences means “I”?

Je…

What happens to it if it is followed by a vowel or an h?

Je m’appelle Magalie. J’ai onze ans. Je

suis fille unique.

Subject pronouns 1

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Now fill in the word for “I” in each of the following sentences. Remember to look out for vowels!

___ m’appelle Anne.I am called Anne.

___ écoute de la musique.I listen to music.

___ regarde la télé.I watch TV.

___ ai un chat noir.I have a black cat.

Je

J’

J’

Je

Subject pronouns 2

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R But you will sometimes want to talk about other people as well!

In the passage above, Bernadette starts off talking about herself, but then talks about the other members of her family. Can you see which word means ‘he’ and which word means ‘she’?

Bernadette

Je m’appelle Bernadette.J’ai 14 ans.J’ai un frère.Il s’appelle Pierre. Il a 12 ans.Ma mère s’appelle Béatrice. Elle a 38 ans.Mon père s’appelle Jean.Il a 40 ans.

Subject pronouns 3

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I expect you worked out that ‘il’ means ‘he’ and ‘elle’ means ‘she’.What has happened to the verbs? (They are underlined above.)They have changed! ‘J’ai’ has become ‘Il / Elle a’ and ‘m’appelle’ has become ‘s’appelle’.

Bernadette

Je m’appelle Bernadette.J’ai 14 ans.J’ai un frère.Il s’appelle Pierre.Il a 12 ans.Ma mère s’appelle Béatrice.Elle a 38 ans.Mon père s’appelle Jean.Il a 40 ans.

Subject pronouns 4

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Here is the whole of the verb avoir in the present tense. It means ‘to have’ in English.

J’

Tu

Il / Elle

Nous

Vous

Ils / Elles

ai

as

a

avons

avez

ont

I have, I am having

You have, you are having

He / she has, he / she is having

We have, we are having

You have, you are having

They have, they are having

Present tense of avoir 1

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RPresent tense of avoir 2

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RPresent tense of avoir 3

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R Here is the whole of the verb s’appeler in the present tense. It means ‘to be called’ in English.

Je

Tu

Il / Elle

Nous

Vous

Ils / Elles

m’appelle

t’appelles

s’appelle

nous appelons

vous appelez

s’appellent

I am called, my name is

You are called, your name is

He / she is called, his / her name is

We are called, our names are

You are called, your name is / names are

They are called, their names are

Present tense of s’appeler 1

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RPresent tense of s’appeler 2

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Here is the whole of the verb être in the present tense. It means ‘to be’ in English.

Je

Tu

Il / Elle

Nous

Vous

Ils / Elles

suis

es

est

sommes

êtes

sont

I am, I am being

You are, you are being

He / she is, he / she is being

We are, we are being

You are, you are being

They are, they are being

Present tense of être 1

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RPresent tense of être 2

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RPresent tense of avoir, s’appeler and être