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• The perfect tense is a completed action. For example, 'I have played' in French is 'j'ai joué'.
• The perfect tense is formed using the present tense of avoir or être followed by a past participle.
• Regular verbs ending in '-er' form the past participle by replacing '-er' with '-é'; regular verbs ending in '-ir' replace '-ir' with '-i', and regular verbs ending in '-re' replace '-re' with '-u'.
• The required irregular past participles in this unit are eu from avoir, été from être, fait from faire, mis from mettre, and venu from venir.
• The taught verbs that take être in the perfect tense are venir and the reflexive verb s'éclater.
• When the perfect tense uses être, the past participle agrees with the subject by adding '-e' for feminine singular, '-s' for masculine or mixed plural, or '-es' for feminine plural.
• In the perfect tense with avoir, the past participle does not agree with the subject, but it agrees in gender and number with a direct object placed before it.
• The imperfect tense describes something that used to happen. For example, 'I used to play' in French is 'je jouais'.
• Verbs in the imperfect tense end in -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient.
• The third-person direct object pronouns in French are le or l' for a masculine singular noun, la or l' for a feminine singular noun, and les for a plural noun; they normally precede the conjugated verb or the auxiliary in a compound tense.
• BAGS adjectives (Beauty, Age, Goodness, Size) come before the noun in French.
• 'Les sorties' means 'Going out'.
• 'Qu'est-ce que tu as fait le weekend dernier ?' means 'What did you do last weekend?'.
• 'J'ai été au festival We Love Green à Paris.' means 'I went to the We Love Green festival in Paris.'.
• 'On a fait énormément de choses.' means 'We did a lot of things.'.
• 'Romain est venu avec moi.' means 'Romain came with me.'.
• 'On a mis des bottes, car il y a eu du mauvais temps.' means 'We put boots on because the weather was bad.'.
• 'J'ai adoré.' means 'I loved it.'.
• 'On s'est éclatés.' means 'We had fun.'.
• 'Quel enfant étais-tu ?' means 'What were you like as a child?'.
• 'Pendant les années 80' means 'During the 80s'.
• 'Je faisais du roller.' means 'I used to do roller skating.'.
• 'J'avais un bandeau fluo.' means 'I used to have a fluo headband.'.
• 'Je jouais au Simon.' means 'I used to play Simon.'.
• 'On regardait' means 'We used to watch'.
• 'On lisait' means 'We used to read'.
• 'Je mangeais / On mangeait' means 'I used to eat / We used to eat'.
• The French phrase 'du chewing-gum en rouleau' means 'rolls of chewing gum'.
• The French phrase 'les biscuits Bimo' means 'Bimo biscuits'.
• The French phrase 'les chewing-gums Flash' means 'Flash chewing gum'.
• 'Je trouvais ça génial/cool.' means 'I used to find it great/cool.'.
• 'J'adorais ça.' means 'I used to love it.'.
• 'Le vélo, c'est ma vie !' means 'Cycling is my life!'.
• 'C'est bon pour la santé.' means 'It's good for your health.'.
• 'C'est bon pour la planète.' means 'It's good for the planet.'.
• 'C'est rapide.' means 'It's fast.'.
• 'C'est bon marché.' means 'It's cheap.'.
• 'C'est calme et silencieux.' means 'It's calm and silent.'.
• 'C'est bon contre le stress.' means 'It combats stress.'.
• 'C'est la liberté.' means 'It's freedom.'.
• 'On évite des embouteillages.' means 'You avoid traffic jams.'.
• 'On peut faire du vélo à deux.' means 'You can cycle in pairs.'.
• 'La vieille selle était noire et pas très confortable.' means 'The old saddle was black and not very comfortable.'.
• 'Maintenant, j'ai une jolie selle orange.' means 'Now, I have a pretty, orange saddle.'.
• 'Les vieilles pédales n'étaient pas très pratiques.' means 'The old pedals weren't very practical.'.
• 'La vieille chaine n'était pas en bon état.' means 'The old chain was not in good condition.'.
• 'Maintenant, j'ai une nouvelle chaine couleur arc-en-ciel.' means 'Now, I have a new rainbow chain.'.
• 'C'est super classe !' means 'It's epic!'.
• 'Globalement, j'adore !' means 'Overall, I love it!'.
• 'Avant, mon vélo n'était pas top.' means 'Before, my bike wasn't great.'.
• 'Mais maintenant, il est magnifique !' means 'But now, it's magnificent!'.
• 'Mon nouveau vélo, c'est un joli vélo de toutes les couleurs !' means 'My new bike is pretty and colourful!'.
• 'L'art de rue' means 'Street art'.
• 'Tu aimes le travail de Banksy ?' means 'Do you like Banksy's work?'.
• 'J'apprécie / Je n'apprécie pas' means 'I appreciate / I don't appreciate'.
• The French phrase 'le travail / le style / la composition' means 'the work / style / composition'.
• The French phrase 'les lettres / les couleurs / les figures' means 'letters / colours / figures'.
• 'Je le trouve extra/moche' and 'Je la trouve extra/moche' mean 'I find it amazing/ugly' for masculine and feminine singular nouns respectively.
• 'Je les trouve extra/moches' means 'I find them amazing/ugly' for plural nouns.
• 'Le surf, c'est ma vie!' means 'Surfing is my life!'.
• In a biography of Kelly Slater, 'Il a grandi à Cocoa Beach, en Floride.' means 'He grew up in Cocoa Beach, Florida.'.
• In a biography of Kelly Slater, 'Il a commencé à surfer à l'âge de cinq ans.' means 'He started to surf at the age of five.'.
• In a biography of Kelly Slater, 'Il a été champion du monde onze fois.' means 'He has been world champion eleven times.'.
• In a biography of Kelly Slater, 'Sa famille vivait près de la plage à Cocoa Beach.' means 'His family used to live near the beach in Cocoa Beach.'.
• In a biography of Kelly Slater, 'Il a gagné sa première compétition professionnelle en 1992.' means 'He won his first professional competition in 1992.'.

• Conjugate regular verbs and the irregular verbs avoir, être, faire, mettre, and venir in the perfect tense, using the correct auxiliary, past participle, and agreement.
• Recall and use the irregular past participles eu, été, fait, mis, and venu.
• Form the imperfect tense of regular and common irregular verbs, applying the correct endings.
• Identify and explain when to use the perfect tense versus the imperfect tense in context.
• Match infinitive verbs to their appropriate nouns or phrases, such as 'faire du roller' or 'manger des bonbons'.
• Place BAGS adjectives correctly before the noun and ensure agreement in gender and number.
• Identify and use third-person direct object pronouns in place of nouns in French sentences.
• Rewrite sentences by replacing the direct object with the correct third-person direct object pronoun.
• Translate sentences between French and English, accurately reflecting tense and pronoun use.
• Read aloud French texts, demonstrating accurate pronunciation and intonation.
• Scan a French text to identify and highlight verbs in the perfect and imperfect tenses.
• Write a paragraph in French describing a past event, using both perfect and imperfect tenses appropriately.
• Complete dialogues and role-plays using the correct tense, vocabulary, and pronoun placement.
• Annotate and design a persuasive brochure in French, using full sentences and appropriate vocabulary.
• Use dictionaries to find the infinitive and meaning of verbs found in a text.
• Identify the subject, auxiliary verb, and past participle in a compound tense sentence.
• Match questions and answers in French, demonstrating understanding of tense and vocabulary.
• Use time markers to justify the use of the perfect or imperfect tense in a sentence.