GCSE MFL Subject Content Review 2021: French Grammar - Verbs

Key reference documents

DfE consultation document: https://consult.education.gov.uk/ebacc-and-arts-and-humanities-team/gcse-mfl-subject-content-review/

DfE consultation online: https://consult.education.gov.uk/ebacc-and-arts-and-humanities-team/gcse-mfl-subject-content-review/consultation/intro/

OFQUAL consultation: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/revised-gcse-qualifications-in-modern-foreign-languages/revised-gcse-qualifications-in-modern-foreign-languages

ALL response

In response to the DfE and Ofqual consultations on the proposed new GCSE Subejct content, I am working along with other ALL Management Board members to support members with information and to collect members' views. Here is a link to the first webinar page, with recording, related documents.

The 2nd webinar is on Thursday 22nd April to gather ALL members' views.  Register here.

Ongoing analysis to inform response

I'll use this blog to share some further analysis and I invite people to let me know  I have misunderstood anything.  The formatting seems to be a bit odd when I copy and paste.  Here's a link to download as a word doc.

This work was done to see if the grammar indications were clear.  I think most are but I do have some queries / notes:

Queries

• When listed in vocabulary, do they appear alongside pronouns?  If yes,  will pronouns count as additional words?
• P10 – Note frequency of example given of present indicative verb ‘walk’ - marcher 1532) / se promener (2928)
• P11 – Ref: modals  - definition of highly inflected modals required  - which ones?  All?
• P14 – Imperative – definition of ‘regular’ needed – does this include -er and high frequency?
• Note: Recevoir (no cedilla)
• Note : connaitre (reformed spelling does not require an accent)

GCSE 2021 Subject Content proposals:

French Grammar Appendix

Verbs

 

KEY

All persons singular and plural listed only as infinitives in the Vocabulary list unless otherwise specified:

V = Conjugations in vocab list

Sg = singular

Pl = plural

1^st = 1^st person

2^nd = 2^nd person

 

Type	Foundation Verbs	Foundation persons+ tense	Higher verbs [added to F]	Higher persons + tense[added to F]
Regular -er		Present 2nd Imperative Perfect Periphrastic Sg Imperfect		Future Sg: Conditional Imperfect 1st pl Imperative Present participle (en +pp) Passive present
Non -er High frequency pattern	1 choisir 2 entendre 3 lire 4 offrir 5 prendre 6 partir 7 venir	Present 2nd Imperative Perfect Periphrastic	8.      Connaitre 9.      Écrire 10.  recevoir	Present Past participle Present participle (en +pres part) 1st pl Imperative / periphrastic/ not mentioned for 8,9 10
High frequency irregular	faire	V: Present V: Imperative V: Irreg past participle V: Imperfect sg V: Sg Conditional		V: Sg Future
High frequency irregular	être	V: Present V: Irreg past participle V: Sg Imperfect V: Sg Conditional		V: Sg Future V: Imperative
High frequency irregular	aller	V: Present V:Imperative V: Irreg past participle V: Imperfect sg V: Sg Conditional		V: Sg Future
High frequency irregular	avoir	V: Present V: Imperative V: Irreg past participle V: Imperfect sg V: Sg Conditional V: Il y aura		V: Sg Future
High frequency irregular	vouloir	V: Sg Conditional
High frequency verbs	1.      boire 2.      connaître 3.      courir 4.      croire 5.      écrire 6.      rire 7.      suivre 8.      voir	V: Sg Present V: Past participles
Impersonal verbs:	il y a il fait + weather Il faut + inf Il est - time		Il est difficile / facile/ interdit de + inf Il manque Il vaut mieux/la peine de +inf
Modals	Devoir, pouvoir, savoir, vouloir + inf (V)	Present	]	Perfect – V : Past participles
Reflexive		Singular Not imperative	Reflexive with reflexive and reciprocal meanings e.g. s’écrire, se parler, se regarder	Plural
Periphrastic time	x	x	Être en train de + inf Venir de + inf
Depuis	x	x		Present
Infinitive as noun

 

Notes

Verbs with stem changes not credit bearing

Queries

When listed in vocabulary, do they appear alongside pronouns?  If yes,  will pronouns count as additional words?

P10 – Note frequency of example given of present indicative verb ‘walk’ (marcher 1532) / se promener (2928)

P11 – Ref: modals  - definition of highly inflected modals required  - which ones?  All?

P14 – Imperative – definition of ‘regular’ needed – does this include -er and high frequency?

Note: Recevoir (no cedilla)

Note : connaitre (reformed spelling does not require an accent)