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Les orientations professionnelles : present modals, conditional with vouloir

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I can use the conditional with vouloir, alongside modal verbs, to express future wishes and career plans.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [ai].

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Les orientations professionnelles : present modals, conditional with vouloir

Learning outcomes

I can use the conditional with vouloir, alongside modal verbs, to express future wishes and career plans.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [ai].

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Key learning points

  1. The sound [ai] sounds like 'vrai'.
  2. Modal verbs state necessity or possibility and are commonly followed by a second verb as an infinitive.
  3. The verb vouloir can be used in the conditional to express a wish. It can be followed by a noun or an infinitive.
  4. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd person forms of vouloir in the conditional all sound the same: je voudrais, tu voudrais, il voudrait.

Keywords

  • Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want

  • Conditional tense - describes what could or would happen under certain conditions

  • Stem - part of the verb that appears in all forms

Common misconception

When saying what you would like to do, a French word for 'would' is needed before the verb 'aimer' to like.

In French, to say what you would like to do, use the conditional stem of the verb vouloir together with the appropriate ending - -ais for 'je' and 'tu', -ait for 'il' and 'elle'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which verbs are modal verbs?
Correct answer: vouloir
voir
faire
Correct answer: savoir
Correct answer: devoir
Q2.
Match the French modal verbs with their correct English meaning.
Correct Answer:devoir,to have to, must
tick

to have to, must

Correct Answer:pouvoir,to be able, can
tick

to be able, can

Correct Answer:vouloir,to want, wanting
tick

to want, wanting

Correct Answer:savoir,to know how, can
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to know how, can

Q3.
Which modal verb should you use when saying that you can drive in French?
Correct Answer: savoir
Q4.
Which modal verb should you use when saying that you can drive to the party tonight?
Correct Answer: pouvoir
Q5.
Which is the correct form of 'devoir' in this sentence? 'Nous bien travailler à l'école'. We have to work well at school.
dois
doit
Correct answer: devons
devez
doivent
Q6.
Put the words in order to make this sentence: They want to give me a shock.
1 - ils
2 - veulent
3 - me
4 - donner
5 - un
6 - choc

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the conditional tense used for?
to say what you used to do
to say what you are going to do
to say what you will do
to say what you have done
Correct answer: to say what you would do
Q2.
How many words are needed in French to say 'would like'?
Correct Answer: one, 1
Q3.
Which is the conditional stem of 'vouloir'?
voul
Correct answer: voudr
veu
Q4.
Which ending is correct? 'Il voudr ...' (He would like)
Correct Answer: ait, -ait
Q5.
When a modal verb is followed by a second verb, the second verb is always in which form?
Past participle.
Correct answer: Infinitive.
Present participle.
Gerund.
Q6.
Which verbs are always followed by a second verb in the infinitive?
Correct answer: persuader de
apprendre
inventer
Correct answer: arrêter de
Correct answer: conseiller de

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