French GCSE
Verb patterns
What Verb patterns means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Verb patterns
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French verbs ending with er frequently correspond to English verbs ending with 'ate', and French often adds 'r' or 'er' in the infinitive.
Topics that use Verb patterns
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- Adjective agreement
- Articles and determiners
- Consonant substitutions
- Definite articles
- Grammatical markers
- Impersonal expressions
- Listening comprehension strategies
- Phonetics and pronunciation
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