Histoire du Québec: La Nouvelle-France (Quebec History: New France)

Learning ObjectivesUnderstand and use vocabulary related to the history of Nouvelle-France (New France) [noo-VELL FRAHNS].Use the passé composé (past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY] with avoir (to have) [ah-VWAR] to talk about past events.Answer questions about simple historical facts about Quebec.Imagine you're traveling through time! 🕰️ You arrive in Quebec a very long time ago. There are no big cities, no cars, no schools like today. This is Nouvelle-France (New France) [noo-VELL FRAHNS]! What did people do here? Let's find out together! 🗺️Real-World ApplicationsUnderstand the history of the province of Quebec.Talk about what you've learned about history with your family and friends.Better understand place names in Quebec, like Quebec City or the fleuve Saint-Laurent (Saint Lawrence River)...

French TermEnglish ExplanationExample in a Sentenceune histoire (a story / history) [oon ees-TWAR]The story of past events.J'ai lu une histoire sur la Nouvelle-France. (I read a story about New France.) [zhay loo oon ees-TWAR soor lah noo-VELL FRAHNS.]un pays (a country) [uhn pay-EE]A territory with its own government.La France est un pays en Europe. (France is a country in Europe.) [lah FRAHNS eh uhn pay-EE ahn uh-RUP.]une province (a province) [oon proh-VINS]A large region of a country, like Quebec.Le Québec est une province francophone. (Quebec is a French-speaking province.) [luh kay-BEK eh oon proh-VINS frahn-ko-FUN.]un fleuve (a river) [uhn FLUV]A large river that flows into the sea.Le fleuve Saint-Laurent est très grand. (The Saint Lawrence River is very big.) [luh FLUV SAN-loh-RAHN...

The Passé Composé with 'avoir'To talk about actions that are finished in the past, we often use the passé composé (past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY]. For many verbs, we form it with the verb avoir (to have) [ah-VWAR] in the present tense and a special word called the participe passé (past participle) [par-tee-SEEP pah-SAY].Rule: Subject + avoir (to have) [ah-VWAR] (in the present tense) + participe passé (past participle) [par-tee-SEEP pah-SAY] of the verb.How to form the past participle for verbs ending in -er?It's easy! We remove the '-er' and add '-é'.parler (to speak) [par-LAY] → parlé (spoken) [par-LAY]manger (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY] → mangé (eaten) [mahn-ZHAY]trouver (to find) [troo-VAY] → trouvé (found) [troo-VAY]Examples:Present: Je mange une pomme. (I eat an apple.) [zhuh MAHNZH oon P...