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.

Pupils choose from 3 options each time, what they would do if they had no... This quiz is based on household objects, but contains a range of cross-context vocab. Could be a dictionary task, or makes a good team-work quiz. Nice end of term activity, leads into pupils making up their own quiz if you want an extension task.

A French reading worksheet with two texts: one describes living in the town and the other describes living in the country. Pupils have to summarise the pros and cons of each in English, then find the French for some specific vocab, and finally answer the comprehension questions in English. Could also lead into an extension task where pupils produce their own paragraph about where they live. Answers included on separate sheet.

A straight-forward grid to complete, to practise forming the first person of the future conditional tense. Pupils are asked for the English for the infinitives listed, then the future conditional (irregulars verbs and the first regular verbs are already done), followed by the English. Could be used as a starter task or revision.

A French worksheet with a range of different puzzles and quiz questions, all on the topic of food and drink. Two sides of A4. Separate sheet included showing the answers for easy marking. Ideal for end of term activity.

A French worksheet with sentences in French and English about Halloween, with some words missing. Pupils have to translate the sentences correctly, to complete the missing words. Whilst the sentences contain Halloween-specific vocab, the missing words are more common-place. A straight-forward introduction to translation tasks, with opportunity to link with work on word order in particular.

This worksheet uses only the first person and mainly asks for comprehension of short sentences in the perfect tense: match the French and English, match the French to pictures. the final task asks for pupils to produce their own sentences, which can be done by referring to the list of vocab and mixing and matching ideas from the first two tasks. The theme of the sentences is free time.

A French worksheet with a set of sentences to be sorted into present or imperfect tense. Then pupils use the pairs of sentences to form sentences which compare then and now, e.g. When I was little I had short hair. Now that I am bigger I have long hair. Finally pupils can alter the sentences so they are true for their own personal information. This could be extended by asked for a variety of time markers and connectives, or more detailed descriptions.

A set of cards in French for pupils to sort into categories (time marker, near future tense, details). This builds up into sentences which describe plans for a trip to Paris in the future. Can be extended by adding own information and more details. Also works as a vocab-learning task in pairs or small groups. The cards fit on one side of A4 and there's a grid to place the cards on if your pupils like visual sorting grids like this.

A French activity to practise using imperfect and perfect tense in the same sentence (I was ... when ...). There are 3 examples in French and English, then a set of phrases in each tense with visuals to match. Pupils can create their own sentences, some more likely to be true than others. Could be used as whole class or small group speaking work, leads into written work.

A pair of French worksheets to help pupils practise using qui and que. The easier version has matching tasks: match the sentences to the pictures and match the starts and ends of sentences. The harder version has explanatory notes then a gap-filling task where pupils choose between qui or que. This leads to an open-ended task where pupils complete the sentences with their own ideas.

A grid to support pair work asking about meal times: what people eat & drink, when, where and who with. Each box has space to write each pupil's own information for each meal, then they interview their peers and add their information too. There are 2 short texts below the grid, to be used as an example with the whole class before beginning. There is also a set of grids of suggested vocab to answer each element (what/when/where/who).

The easy worksheet has 8 questions about lifestyle (healthy living, daily routine, pocket money): pupils match the French questions to the English, match a set of short answers to the right questions and finally complete the English translations of the answers. The harder version has the same 8 questions in French, and the English to match up. Then there is a set of vocab and sentence starters in French which pupils must match to the English and then use to create their own answers to the questions.

A list of about 30 foods and drinks in French with space for pupils to write the English. Easy to photocopy, with 2 lists per side of A4. Use as a dictionary exercise, a vocab test or revision task. Easy to extend by asking pupils to add more of their own vocab, or to classify the vocab into categories (different meals/food groups/preferences, etc).

A set of 13 questions about daily routine with suggested short answers or sentence starters in French. Two of these lists fit on one side of A4. There is a second copy of the same questions, with the English jumbled alongside for pupils to match up, then produce their own answers. All in present tense but easy to prompt pupils to include other tenses in their answers.

A straight forward vocab list, handy for a lesson starter: translation task, pronunciation practice, quick-fire pairwork quiz, or ask pupils to extend the sentences with more details or turn the sentences into different tenses.

A long list of vocab for pupils to match French to English. First page has the answers, second page has them jumbled up. Useful for work on personal information, biographies, CVs, etc.

A French worksheet with brief information about 2 famous people, followed by sentences in French which pupils must complete themselves with details taken from the information above. Leads in to further work such as pupils creating their own sets of information plus sentences, or that of other famous people.

A simple French crossword, suitable for a quick starter task, for pupils to practice vocab about physical descriptions. Clues consist of short French sentences with missing words and the missing word in English. Easy to photocopy with 3 on a page of A4. Answers provided on the second sheet.