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Cet été à Paris : aller + infinitive, future tense -er verbs

I can use the simple future of -er verbs accurately to talk about my own and others' future plans for a visit to Paris.

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Cet été à Paris : aller + infinitive, future tense -er verbs

I can use the simple future of -er verbs accurately to talk about my own and others' future plans for a visit to Paris.

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Key learning points

  1. Conjugate the future tense of -er verbs by adding the endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont to the infinitive.
  2. It is helpful to practise spoken recall of present, aller + infinitive, and simple future, as part of a 'verb workout'.
  3. In French the stress or emphasis usually falls on the last syllable of a word or phrase.

Keywords

  • Aller + infinitive - 2-verb structure meaning 'going to + infinitive'

  • Simple future - 1-verb future tense meaning 'will + verb'

Common misconception

In French, the stress is placed on the first syllable of a word, like in English.

In French, the stress is ususally placed on the final syllable of a word, although stress is not as strong in French as it is in English.


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Task B2 has multiple slides for both task and feedback. Task B3 Option 1 contains a lot of Higher tier vocabulary. Option 2 contains only Foundation tier vocabulary. Option 1 is included in the video.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'to walk'?
comparer
Correct answer: marcher
porter
sortir
déclarer
Q2.
What does 'sortir' mean?
Correct Answer: to go out, to exit, going out, exiting
Q3.
Match the French word to its English translation:
Correct Answer:comparer,to compare
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to compare

Correct Answer:participer,to participate
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to participate

Correct Answer:porter,to wear/to carry
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to wear/to carry

Correct Answer:combattre,to combat
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to combat

Correct Answer:inclure,to include
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to include

Correct Answer:déclarer,to declare
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to declare

Q4.
Arrange the following words to say 'to cross a difficulty': 'une / traverser / difficulté.'
1 - traverser
2 - une
3 - difficulté
Q5.
Match the pronoun with the correct form of avoir.
Correct Answer:je,ai
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ai

Correct Answer:tu,as
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as

Correct Answer:il,a
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a

Correct Answer:nous,avons
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avons

Correct Answer:vous,avez
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avez

Correct Answer:elles,ont
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ont

Q6.
What is the English for 'durer'?
Correct Answer: to last, lasting, to last, lasting

6 Questions

Q1.
Which sentence is in the simple future tense?
Ils vont sauver le monde.
Correct answer: Ils sauveront le monde.
Ils sauvent le monde.
Ils ont sauvé le monde.
Q2.
What does 'mariage du même sexe' mean?
Correct Answer: same-sex marriage, same sex marriage
Q3.
Match the French word with its English translation:
Correct Answer:égal,equal
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equal

Correct Answer:action,action
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action

Correct Answer:courage,courage
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courage

Correct Answer:genre,gender
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gender

Correct Answer:excuser,to forgive, forgiving
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to forgive, forgiving

Correct Answer:compter,to count, counting
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to count, counting

Q4.
Arrange the following words to form a sentence: 'comptons / nous / participer.'
1 - nous
2 - comptons
3 - participer
Q5.
What is the French word for bisexual?
Correct Answer: bisexuel, Bisexuel
Q6.
Match the pronouns with the correct form of the simple future.
Correct Answer:je,marcherai
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marcherai

Correct Answer:tu,marcheras
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marcheras

Correct Answer:il,marchera
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marchera

Correct Answer:nous,marcherons
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marcherons

Correct Answer:vous,marcherez
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marcherez

Correct Answer:elles,marcheront
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marcheront

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