Do it now tasks - Sample starters - French GCSE

A focused sample of 4 do it now tasks for French GCSE tense retrieval and translation practice. The slides use mixed-tense sentences to strengthen grammatical recall, tense recognition and translation accuracy.

What’s included:

• Four mixed-tense translation starter slides
• Practice combining several tenses, including the present, perfect, near future, simple future and conditional
• Integrated work on si clauses, negation, agreement, modals and subjunctive forms
• Support boxes for key vocabulary and structures
• Progression from straightforward sentences at 1☆ to embedded clauses and abstract ideas at 3☆
• All answers included
• Available in PDF and editable PPTX

These slides are designed as 10-minute lesson starters for GCSE French classes. The complete bank linked below extends this familiar format across a wider range of language, creating a consistent lesson-opening routine while the level of challenge continues to evolve.

The complete 179-task starter bank is available here:
Do it now tasks – Complete starter bank – French GCSE.

I hope you find it useful.

You might also be interested in these other resources in my shop:

• French tenses – KS3–GCSE grammar mat
• Tense consolidation – French GCSE worksheets (Foundation & Higher)
• Translation booklet – Foundation – AQA French GCSE
• Translation booklet – Higher – AQA French GCSE

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