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Make French verb conjugation practice more engaging with this French IMPARFAIT Verbes en -ER Secret Code Word Search! Students first conjugate the 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 4–7 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 conjugate the assigned verbs.
✔ Students locate each conjugated verb 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 4-7
✔ High School Core French / FSL
✔ Grammar review
✔ Independent work
✔ Centres
✔ Homework
✔ Early finishers
✔ Sub plans
⚠️ Designed for French Immersion Grades 4-7 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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Janice A. –
Great @
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Marie C. –
So fun! Thanks for creating such an awesome resource 🙂
-Marie
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Isabella B. –
Just a fun way to practise conjugation in French.
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Denis D. –
The students loved this a lot. It was engaging and gave them a large variety of things to work on. Fantastic tool for a return from March Break and reviewing!
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Leanne T. –
Great bellwork and revision!
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Inga K. –
This kickstarted my students’ skills perfectly. Excellent design and created with education in mind. Thanks!
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Emma T. –
5 stars TY
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sarah T. –
My students had so much fun with this, and it was a great review of the imparfait! Merci beaucoup !
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Beth Katz –
This was a fantastic resource for the students who I tutor. They have had so much difficulty with imperfect verbs and this was an engaging activity for helping them to review. Thank you.
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charly J. –
Students love word searches, and this is the perfect way to turn grammar review into something fun. Thank you!!
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David S. –
The code breaker activity is not l’imparfait
The code breaker activity was only present tense of er verbs. The title of this purchase was misleading.
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