Grade 9 · Core French · Unit 1 of 11
Past, present, future
Passé composé, imparfait, futur
What your child practises
Using past, present and future time frames: the passé composé, the imparfait for habits, and the near future.
Saskatchewan Curriculum outcome: 9.CS.4, 9.LK.1 · writing short texts in French, in the past, present and future
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Complète : Demain, vous ___ visiter la ville. (near future)
- êtes
- allez
- avez
allez
Hint: The near future is aller + an infinitive: vous allez visiter.
Question 2
What does «il y a deux jours» mean?
- two days ago
- in two days
- every two days
two days ago
Hint: Choose the tense the time clue calls for: hier and dernier point to the past (passé composé or imparfait), maintenant and aujourd'hui to the present, demain and prochain to the future.
Question 3
How do you say “Last weekend, we visited our grandparents”?
- Le week-end dernier, nous avons visité nos grands-parents.
- Le week-end prochain, nous visitons nos grands-parents.
- Le week-end dernier, nous allons visiter nos grands-parents.
Le week-end dernier, nous avons visité nos grands-parents.
Hint: Choose the tense the time clue calls for: hier and dernier point to the past (passé composé or imparfait), maintenant and aujourd'hui to the present, demain and prochain to the future.
Question 4
Complète : Ce soir, je ___ regarder un film. (near future)
- suis
- vais
- ai
vais
Hint: The near future is aller + an infinitive: je vais regarder.
Question 5
Complète : Ce matin, mes amis ___ en retard. (arriver, passé composé)
- sont arrivés
- arrivent
- ont arrivé
sont arrivés
Hint: Arriver uses être in the passé composé.
Question 6
What does «autrefois» mean?
- in the past, long ago
- right now
- tomorrow
in the past, long ago
Hint: Choose the tense the time clue calls for: hier and dernier point to the past (passé composé or imparfait), maintenant and aujourd'hui to the present, demain and prochain to the future.