New places: 'aller' + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can use the verb 'aller' to describe places I go to and am going to go to.
I can pronounce the sound-symbol correspondences [aim/im] and [ain/in] and distinguish between nasal and oral vowels.
New places: 'aller' + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can use the verb 'aller' to describe places I go to and am going to go to.
I can pronounce the sound-symbol correspondences [aim/im] and [ain/in] and distinguish between nasal and oral vowels.
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Key learning points
- [ain/in] sounds like 'train'. [aim/im] sounds like 'faim'. These sound-symbol correspondences have the same sound.
- 'Aller' means to go/going, an irregular verb used with infinitives to give future plans.
- To make two-verb structures negative, put ne … pas around the first (conjugated) verb in the sentence.
- To make double verbs negative, put 'ne ... pas' around the first (conjugated) verb in the sentence.
- Prepositions for 'in/to' with places vary for the type of place, the gender and whether it is singular or plural.
Keywords
[aim/im] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in 'faim'
[ain/in] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in 'train'
Aller - to go, going
Common misconception
Use one preposition for 'in' like in English.
There are a number of prepositions for 'in', depending on the number and gender of the noun. Use 'en' for feminine countries, à for cities, au with masculine nouns, à la with feminine nouns and aux with plural nouns and countries.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
shop
park
beach
bridge
airport
post office
vais
vas
va
allons
allez
vont
Exit quiz
6 Questions
I am going to visit
I am going to go
I am going to work
I am going to eat
I am going to go out
I am going to leave