Year 8 · Languages · Free time · Lesson 1
Free-time activities and opinions (French)
French free-time activities in the present tense, with opinions (j'aime + infinitive), negatives, reasons and frequency words.

19-minute video lesson
Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.
Watch free for a monthWhat your child will learn
- Say what you do in your free time
- Give opinions with the infinitive
- Use negatives with ne … pas
- Give reasons with parce que
- Add frequency and time phrases
The method
- Time phrase.
- Activity.
- Opinion + infinitive.
- Reason.
Key words: le temps libre, jouer, faire, j'aime, infinitive, parce que, ne … pas.
Worked examples
The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.
Question 1
Translate: je joue au foot
- Step 1: jouer = to play
Answer: I play football
Question 2
Translate: je fais du vélo
- Step 1: faire du vélo
Answer: I go cycling
Question 3
Translate: je regarde la télé
- Step 1: regarder = to watch
Answer: I watch TV