Stage 5 · B1
même or mêmes?
même or mêmes?: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.
1. Objective
By the end, you will recognise and use “même or mêmes?” correctly.
2. Discover
Compare: le même jour; la même adresse; les mêmes personnes; eux-mêmes. Which clue helps you recognise même / mêmes?
3. Understand
To understand “même or mêmes?”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Look at the noun with what surrounds it: determiner, gender/number marking and useful endings.
Check the determiner, gender and number of the noun before making agreement. A word ending alone is not enough to decide.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. Write / speak
Use “même or mêmes?” in a short message you could realistically send today.
7. Check your learning
8. Remember
For même / mêmes, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise “même or mêmes?” in a new example.
- I can justify my choice and create an example.
