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Make French verb conjugation practice more engaging with this French Passé Composé Secret Code Word Search! Students first find the past participles of the past-tense verbs, then locate each answer in the word search. The remaining letters reveal a secret message using a fun decoding key, followed by a sentence-writing activity to reinforce the meaning of each verb.
Perfect for French Immersion Grades 6–9 and High School Core French/FSL, this no-prep activity works well for review, centres, homework, early finishers, sub plans, or assessment preparation.
More than just a word search; students must conjugate, search, decode, and apply their learning!
🩷 1 French code-breaking word search activity
🩷 1 sentence-writing extension activity
🩷 Complete answer key
🩷 Printable PDF 11 x 17
✔ Students find the past participles of the verbs indicated.
✔ Students locate each past participle in the word search.
✔ Remaining letters are decoded using the secret-code key.
✔ Students discover the hidden message.
✔ Students write original sentences using each verb.
✔ French verb conjugation
✔ Reading and spelling French verbs
✔ Applying verb tense knowledge
✔ Vocabulary development
✔ Sentence writing
✔ French Immersion Grades 6–9
✔ High School Core French / FSL
✔ Grammar review
✔ Independent work
✔ Centres
✔ Homework
✔ Early finishers
✔ Sub plans
⚠️ Designed for French Immersion Grades 6–9 and adaptable for High School Core French/FSL.
⚠️ Includes printable PDF in 11 x 17 format.
⚠️ Students should already have some familiarity with the targeted verb tense before completing the activity independently.
✔ Highly engaging alternative to traditional conjugation practice
✔ Reinforces conjugation through multiple activities
✔ Includes a fun secret-code challenge
✔ Minimal teacher preparation
✔ Print or assign digitally
✔ Complete answer key included
Looking for more French Code-Breaking Word Search activities?
🩷 1. Les verbes au présent 1
🩷 2. Les verbes au présent 2
🩷 3. Les verbes en -ER au présent 1
🩷 4. Les verbes en -ER au présent 2
🩷 5. Les verbes en -IR et -OIR au présent
🩷 6. Les verbes en -RE au présent
🩷 7. Les verbes en -ER à l’imparfait
🩷 8. Les verbes en -IR et -OIR à l’imparfait
🩷 9. Les verbes en -RE à l’imparfait
🩷 10. Les verbes pronominaux au présent
🩷 11. Les verbes à l’impératif
🩷 12. Les participes passés du passé composé
🩷 13. Mots souvent mal orthographiés
🩷 14. Le féminin des métiers 1
🩷 15. Le féminin des métiers 2
🩷 16. Le féminin des animaux
🩷 17. Les verbes au futur simple 1
🩷 18. Les verbes au futur simple 2
🩷 19. Une révision des verbes 1
🩷 20. Une révision des verbes 2
🩷 21. Une révision au présent
🩷 22. Une révision à l’imparfait
🩷 23. Une révision des participes passés
🩷 24. Une révision au futur simple
🩷 25. Une révision à l’impératif
🩷 26. Le conditionnel présent
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Mme Scanlon’s Bilingual Classroom –
Loved the code breaking activity, however the instructions were a bit unclear for my students.
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Marie C. –
So fun! Thanks for creating such an awesome resource 🙂
-Marie
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Christine S. –
No prep! My kids loved working on these during our morning routine where we took some time to review verbs a couple of times a week. Such a great way to get kids engaged. I’ve already bought more from this series. Thank you!
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Misty K. –
Great resource! Thank you so much.
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Joanna C. –
Fun!! Thank you!
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Brenda B. –
Love it. Engaging and easy to use!
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Emma T. –
Fantastic worksheets and activities, thank you.
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Courtney J. –
Awesome product! Engaging and easy to use! Great activities to practice verb tense.
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Allie G. –
This is a fun activity is perfect for reviewing French past participles of verbs in the past tense. Highly recommend!
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Carly J. –
This was a great activity for teaching and reviewing. My students were engage the entire time. Merci!
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EduLetras –
Excellent resource! My kids loved completing the puzzle and reviewing verbs!
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AnnaLisa G. –
My kids loved reviewing verbs and completing the fun puzzle! Thank you for an excellent resource!
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sarah T. –
Au top, comme d’habitude ! Merci beaucoup ! 🙂
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Anaida W. –
Awesome practice for review. This was fun and engaging for students. I love the design and appreciate all your creativity. Thank you.
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Lindsay K. –
A fun way to practice verbs and well designed with the answer key!
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Beth H. –
Lots of variety of different types of past participles. A nice challenge for my students
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Mandy M. –
Great resource! Thank you! Students loved these activities!
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