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Figures of the (Compound) Past
This week, we’re exploring the past lives of some historical (and personal) figures, using the French compound past tense: Le Passé Composé ⏳
One thing to remember about Le Passé Composé is that, though it may “look” like the English Present Perfect – i.e. “I have done”, it is actually mostly used to express completed actions, closer to the Simple Past (I did). 🤓
Alors, sans plus attendre, let’s dive into the trove of timeless French Kwiziq content we’ve selected for you! 📜
NEW: Qui est-ce ?
The Guessing Game Podcast
In this new podcast series, Kwiziq’s super detectives Céline and I will give you clues (en français bien sûr !) to guess a famous Francophone personality. And to help you practise your listening skills, these podcasts will be accompanied by some useful vocab, grammar lessons, and interesting links to investigate further!
Today, you’ll have to find a famous man of science 🔬🧐
Qui est-ce ? – Episode 1
Bonne enquête !
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French Building Blocks
Compound Past tense – A2 Level
Enjoy Simon’s lovely recollection of his grandparents’ lives in the following text, packed with verbs in Le Passé Composé:
Mes grands-parents m’ont toujours impressionné, car ils ont eu une vie passionnante. C’est bien simple : ils ont vécu aux quatre coins du monde. D’ailleurs, ils se sont rencontrés alors qu’ils montaient le Machu Picchu. J’ai toujours trouvé ça tellement romantique ! Professionnellement, ils ont fait partie de nombreuses missions humanitaires tout autour du globe. Ils se sont installés près de Lyon où est née ma mère, mais ils sont vite repartis. Leur passion pour le voyage a toujours été la plus forte.
To learn more and/or refresh your memory on this topic, here’s a personalised Notebook, full of related Kwiziq lessons, to test yourself against!
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Let’s fill in some blanks!
Le Passé Composé – A2 Level
Now let’s put into practise our fresh knowledge of Le Passé Composé while learning about another great French figure: brilliant French-Tunisian women’s rights lawyer Gisèle Halimi in the fill-in-the-blank exercise below:
La vie de Gisèle Halimi |
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This week’s theme is People’s Lives.
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Aurélie Drouard
Head of French
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