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Mes études : aller + infinitive, future tense singular -er verbs

I can use 'aller + infinitive' and the simple future of -er verbs to say what I or someone else will do in the context of studying.

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Mes études : aller + infinitive, future tense singular -er verbs

I can use 'aller + infinitive' and the simple future of -er verbs to say what I or someone else will do in the context of studying.

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Key learning points

  1. [r] sounds like 'rue' and [a] sounds like 'animal'.
  2. Aller + infinitive is a 2-verb structure to express what is going to happen.
  3. The simple future in French is a 1-verb future tense meaning will + verb. It's 'simple' as it's formed with one word.
  4. We conjugate the future tense of -er verbs for je, tu, il/elle/on by adding the endings -ai, -as, -a to the infinitive.

Keywords

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

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

Common misconception

When saying what you will do in French, a separate word is needed for 'will'.

The simple future in French is a simple tense because it is made of one word. The idea of 'will' is created through the correct verb stem and ending. Most -er verbs use the infinitive as stem for the simple future.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the parts of 'aller' in the present tense.
Correct Answer:je,vais
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vais

Correct Answer:tu,vas
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vas

Correct Answer:il,va
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va

Correct Answer:nous,allons
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allons

Correct Answer:vous,allez
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allez

Correct Answer:elles,vont
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vont

Q2.
Which verbs are infinitives?
étudie
Correct answer: chercher
Correct answer: développer
Correct answer: finir
fais
Q3.
Write the missing verb in this sentence: 'J' faim' I am hungry.
Correct Answer: ai
Q4.
What is the correct translation of 'vais' in this sentence? 'Je vais en ville chaque samedi.'
am going
Correct answer: go
went
am going to go
Q5.
What does this verb phrase mean in English? 'Nous allons étudier'.
Correct Answer: We are going to study
Q6.
Put the words in order to make a sentence.
1 - aujourd'hui,
2 - mes
3 - amis
4 - vont
5 - faire
6 - une
7 - promenade

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French and English vocabulary.
Correct Answer:seconde,Year 11
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Year 11

Correct Answer:l'enseignement,education, teaching
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education, teaching

Correct Answer:le niveau,level
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level

Correct Answer:la bourse,grant
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grant

Correct Answer:l'échec,failure
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failure

Correct Answer:mériter,to deserve, deserving
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to deserve, deserving

Q2.
Which words can follow 'je vais'?
Correct answer: choisir
fait
travail
Correct answer: travailler
Correct answer: écouter
Q3.
What is the simple future stem for most -er verbs?
Correct Answer: infinitive, the infinitive, its infinitive
Q4.
How many words are needed in French to write I will do?
Correct answer: 2
3
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5
Q5.
Match the simple future verb ending with the subject pronouns.
Correct Answer:je,-ai
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-ai

Correct Answer:tu,-as
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-as

Correct Answer:il, elle,-a
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-a

Q6.
Write the missing verb in this sentence: J' les langues au lycée, l'année prochaine. (I will study languages at high school next year).
Correct Answer: étudierai

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