On each slide a phrase appears at the top and pupils have to say if it is present or past tense. Works well with mini whiteboards, or right hand/left hand up to show choice. Answer is shown before next question each time. Verbs are paired up, but don't appear in order.

A French reading comprehension based on a set of 6 very short simple texts about home and local area. Pupils have to complete a grid in English to show they have understood the information. They are then asked to write a similar paragraph about their own home and local area.

A matching task with household chores listed in present and perfect tense in French. Pupils match the present to the perfect tense for each chore. Would lead in nicely to students spotting/revising the grammar rules for perfect tense.

A pair of texts in French about household chores, one more detailed and more complex than the other. Parts of speech are highlighted in different colours, according to a key. Different tenses and justified opinions are included. Would make a good basis for a reading comprehension or grammar task.

A long text to read about local area, one version slightly more detailed than the other. Set of comprehension questions which work for both texts, answers provided on separate sheet. All present tense, includes local building, shops, transports and several opinions with reasons.

A pair of resources based on using the past tense to talk about a party. First, a set of cards to match the French and English phrases, which are easily photocopied (print out double-sided and the English will appear on the reverse of the correct French, if you choose to use as a memory test instead). Secondly, a worksheet with a grammar task to match perfect tense phrases to the infinitives & English, followed by a reading comprehension. This version is set up so you can print two copies on a sheet of A4.

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 straightforward matching task with a list of 25 French foods and drinks which pupils must match to the English vocab which is jumbled in a second list.

A worksheet containing a set of tasks to use adjectival agreement: starts with a grammar summary in English, needing some gaps filling in by pupils. Then a table showing irregular spellings of some adjectives (m/f/mpl/fpl) which just needs the English adding. Next is a card sorting task, to spot m/f/mpl/fpl. Finally there is a translation task into French of short sentences. Card sort materials easily photocopiable - two on a page of A4.

A French wordsearch containing types of TV programme. Clues are listed in English, with some letters provided on the easy version. The harder version below has English clues with no letters provided. Actual vocab used is shown in red - remember to remove before using, unless you want a really easy version!

A quick activity where pupils have to choose the correct words to complete the gaps in the two short texts. The first text is missing its past participles or imperfect tense, the second is missing a variety of words. Each text has the missing words listed beneath it. Could be extended by asking pupils to create their own text, then removing words for a partner to work out how to fill the gaps.

A French starter activity with suggested chunks of sentences in the past tense about various festivals. Could be used as part of a true/false activity, or pronunciation practice. Could be extended into a piece of speaking or writing, using this as scaffolding.

A set of sentences with corresponding pictures to show the use of the comparative in French (plus/moins/aussi ... que). Use as a starter where pupils must adapt the sentences to include their own choice of vocab; could be extended into a listening task where they say if each other's sentence is true/false or possible/impossible.

French worksheet which builds up gradually to get pupils producing their own perfect tense sentences: grammar notes, then a task to sort sentences into present/past, followed by a task to convert the present tense sentences into perfect tense.

French activity with a set of sentences suggesting an activity that could be done this evening. Pupils choose the correct verb from the list at the side to complete each sentence. Emphasises the use of the infinitive after 'on pourrait'.

French list of vocab to match to the English, which is provided. All parts of sentences to do with healthy living, present tense. Would make a good starter, pair work or revision task. Could also lead on to pupils building their own sentences from the vocab provided.

French worksheet which builds up in stages, ready to construct the near future tense: write the English for some time markers, some infinitives and finally some phrases which could complete sentences. You would then practise using the aller paradigm to put it all together.

A French text with detailed descriptions of meals, almost all in the present tense. Reading comprehension task and 'find the French for...' task beneath. Fits on a sheet of A4. Varied sentence structure and many different foods and drinks included.

A set of descriptions in French of English dishes: pupils have to work out what they are. Answers provided, make sure you remove them before using the resource! You could make this easier by providing the answers jumbled, or extend it by asking pupils to write their own descriptions.

A set of short descriptions of different foods in French: pupils have to guess what foods they are. Answers are shown - take these away before using the resource! Possible adaptations include providing the answers jumbled to make it easier, or asking pupils to write their own descriptions to extend the task.