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J'aurai bientôt faim : present and future tense of avoir and être

I can use irregular verbs 'avoir' and 'être' alongside regular -er verbs in the future tense to discuss future travel plans and events.

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J'aurai bientôt faim : present and future tense of avoir and être

I can use irregular verbs 'avoir' and 'être' alongside regular -er verbs in the future tense to discuss future travel plans and events.

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Key learning points

  1. 'Avoir + noun' is sometimes used to translate the English 'be + adjective' e.g. j'ai faim, j'aurai faim.
  2. The simple future stem for the verb être is 'ser-'. Regular future endings are added to this stem.
  3. The simple future stem for the verb avoir is 'aur-'. Regular endings are added to this stem.
  4. [au] sounds like 'gauche'.

Keywords

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

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

Common misconception

When talking about being hungry, thirsty, right, wrong or afraid, use 'être' as the verb.

In French, ideas like hungry and thirsty are expressed using 'avoir' plus a noun. In French, 'j'ai faim' is correct. It translates literally as 'I have hunger'. Ideas like thirst and fear are expressed the same way.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French to the English.
Correct Answer:la peur,fear
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fear

Correct Answer:la piscine,swimming pool
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swimming pool

Correct Answer:le voyage,journey
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journey

Correct Answer:le mur,wall
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wall

Correct Answer:la raison,reason
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reason

Correct Answer:les vacances,holiday(s)
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holiday(s)

Q2.
Which is the correct translation for 'You are wrong'.
Tu as soif.
Correct answer: Tu as tort.
Tu as raison.
J'ai tort.
Tu as peur.
Q3.
Translate into English 'demain, il y aura du brouillard'.
Correct Answer: Tomorrow, it will be foggy., Tomorrow, there will be fog.
Q4.
Order these French expressions of 'time' from least often to most often.
1 - jamais
2 - rarement
3 - de temps en temps
4 - quelquefois
5 - souvent
6 - toujours
Q5.
Translate into English 'le fils manquera à sa mère'.
Correct Answer: The mother will miss her son.
Q6.
Which word/phrase means 'I don't mind'.
ouais
j'ai raison
ce n'est pas mon truc
C'est dommage
Correct answer: Ça m'est égal

6 Questions

Q1.
Which is the correct translation for 'he will be thirsty'.
il aura tort.
il aura raison.
Correct answer: il aura soif.
tu auras soif.
il aura mal.
Q2.
Match the French to the English.
Correct Answer:j'aurai,I will have
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I will have

Correct Answer:tu auras,you will have
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you will have

Correct Answer:il aura,he will have
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he will have

Correct Answer:elle aura,she will have
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she will have

Correct Answer:nous aurons,we will have
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we will have

Correct Answer:vous aurez,you (plural, polite) will have
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you (plural, polite) will have

Q3.
Which word means a 'return ticket'?
Correct answer: un aller-retour
une appli
une gare
un port
un aller
Q4.
Translate into English 'j'ai envie d'aller en Écosse'.
Correct Answer: I want to go to Scotland, I am wanting to go to Scotland
Q5.
Order the sentences from the shortest time length to the longest.
1 - Elle sera là-bas dans un instant.
2 - Elle sera là-bas dans cinq minutes.
3 - Elle sera là-bas dans une heure.
4 - Elle sera là-bas plus tard.
5 - Elle sera là-bas ce soir.
6 - Elle sera là-bas demain.
7 - Elle sera là-bas dans deux jours.
Q6.
Translate into French 'I will visit the mountains'.
Correct Answer: Je visiterai des montagnes.

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