Pupils read a description of what someone wore last week to different events. They have to fill in the gaps in the diary by listening to the teacher/their partner reading the full text (provided on second page), then complete the summary in French to show the main points. Next there is a 'Find the French For' task, and finally pupils are asked to write their own diary in a similar way.

A French worksheet consisting of a grid which is partially filled with verbs in perfect/present/near future tenses. Pupils have to complete missing conjugations for je and on, in French and in English. Irregular forms are provided, with opportunity for pupils to follow patterns for regular verbs when completing the French.

This resource is in two parts: a set of cards suitable for pairwork where pupils have to sort the time markers and verbs (in the first person) into past, present and future tenses. The second part is a visual resource highlighting some of the same phrases, grouped together in tenses, with vocab provided beneath to complete the sentences. By building up sentences from the cards, pupils are encouraged to create sentences of their own choice from the vocab provided. As an extension, pupils could be encouraged to add their own details.

A poster showing a set of French idiomatic phrases on the topic of healthy lifestyles, mainly to do with eating and fitness levels. All in the first person present tense. Useful for helping higher ability pupils to produce more elaborate language.

This provides pupils with an example of a brochure about a health farm. It was made to support lower ability pupils - they had to adapt my document by swapping in their own vocab, I set each pupil a target of how many words of their own they had to put in.

A quick French activity to show the spelling patterns and differences between present, perfect and imperfect tenses of regular verbs. Jouer is given in all 3 tenses in the first person, then pupils have to complete the spellings for more verbs. Vocab is provided for pupils to create sentences, including some suggestions of a time marker for each tense. Could be used as a speaking task for the whole class or pairs/small groups. Could be a quiet written starter task, or lead into a more detailed piece of writing.

A worksheet with 20 German sentences, each showing only the infinitive of the verb needed. Common regular and irregular verbs are included (wohnen, spielen, gehen, haben, sein). Pupils write the correct spelling of the verbs to match the person/subject shown, and can also translate the sentences into English. A good homework idea, as Google Translate won't help that easily! This is meant for beginners, as each verb is used several times to aid reinforcement. Document has two copies, to fit on one page of A4. Answers provided on second page.

This wordsearch has a set of food and drink vocab written in English; pupils find the German translations hidden in the wordsearch grid. There are 25 words to search for. This is an Excel spreadsheet, set up so you can print two copies per A4 sheet. Answers are provided on sheet 2.

A set of 18 clothes in German with pictures to match. You could display on your screen with one column covered for pupils to translate, or provide as a set of cards for pupils to match words to pictures. Make an extension task by asking for complete sentences, e.g. when you wear this or what colour/style you prefer.

A puzzle which lists vocab in English, grouped by how many letters the German word has. There are no clues on the grid, so pupils use logic to work out where the answers must go (e.g. there is only one word with 13 letters). Vocab consists of basic words encountered in first year of learning German.

Two separate documents, each with a set of German vocab in anagrams (16 fruit and veg; 12 shops). Answers provided on the second page of each document. Use as a starter or quick revision activity. Add challenge by asking pupils to translate into English, create sentences containing the vocab, add opinions or use different tenses.

A two-page worksheet with 6 different tasks for using werden to form the future tense in German. The theme of holidays is the focus. Pupils have to list the personal pronouns, then conjugate arbeiten to practice the verb endings. Then there are tasks including translation, correcting word order and reading comprehension. Answers are provided on pages 3 and 4. Suitable for use when introducing the future tense, or for revision.

Use this for display, revision, a lesson starter or homework task. It’s a list of time markers and past participles (split into 2 lists: haben/sein), each with the English next to it. You could ask pupils to make up sentences or a paragraph using these; they could test their partners on the German/English for each.

I made up this fairly naff song to the tune of Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer, using past tense vocab we had learnt. Pupils had to translate into English and also make up their own verse to go next. The brave ones performed for everyone!

A set of 6 sentences in the perfect tense in German, with the words jumbled up. Pupils have to re-order the sentences, then can also translate into English or could extend the sentences with more details.

This worksheet has a set of 13 sentences in German, each missing the definite article ‘the’. Each sentence says something ‘I’ do in different rooms in the house. The sentences are printed twice: pupils who get the first set will have to know/find out the gender of each room in the house; the second set show the gender. This is a simple worksheet with some rooms repeated to allow for consolidation of the rule. The sheet includes a grid showing the correct spellings of the definite article in both nominative and dative cases, for each gender. Answers included on page two.

A simple information-gap task for pupils to complete the endings for avoir, être, aller and faire in the present tense. Ask them to write the English too if you like. Easy to extend by insisting on full sentences. Answers provided on second page of document.

A two-sided worksheet which works through a set of tasks, leading up to two translations. It starts with simple tasks to complete the spellings of verbs in the present then perfect tense, asking pupils to translate these sentences too. Then a task using Ich möchte/Ich will/Ich werde + infinitive to translate sentences into German. Then a more open-ended task for pupils to make up their own sentences in all three tenses; this task can be made more challenging by requiring more able pupils to include certain additional information if you choose. Finally there is a pair of paragraphs for translation, one into English and another into German. The translations are both on the theme of holidays. Answers provided on same document. I have used this with y10 and y11, but also suitable for confident KS3 pupils who have covered the tenses.

Pupils complete the sentences with the correct past participle in German. They translate the sentences into English. This could be a written activity, or speaking and listening. You could make it more challenging by asking pupils to add more details or to change the subject to a different person. Could also play “I went to market” game, if you only reveal one sentence at a time and hide the previous ones. Answers provided on second page of doc. Task is printed twice on page one, for quick photocopying if necessary.

A set of sentences for pupils to build up in the perfect tense with the first person only. Pupils choose appropriate vocab to match each past participle. Easy to make more challenging by asking pupils to add more details/opinions/change the person, or even rewrite into a story. Useful as a starter for pupils who are encountering the perfect tense for the first time.