KS4 · French · Year 11
À l'étranger : future and conditional with aller, avoir, être and faire
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I can use the future and conditional of irregular verbs aller, avoir, être and faire to discuss how, where, when and with whom I would travel.
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I can use the future and conditional of irregular verbs aller, avoir, être and faire to discuss how, where, when and with whom I would travel.
Key learning points
- The conditional has the same stem as the future tense for irregular verbs avoir, faire, aller and être.
- For the conditional of these verbs we add the imperfect endings to the irregular stems 'aur-', 'ser-', 'ir-' and 'fer-'.
- J'aurais (I would have), j'irais (I would go), je serais (I would be) and je ferais (I would be) are key conditionals.
- Use the preposition 'en' when you want to say what type of vehicle you will use to travel.
Words to know
- conditional
- a form of verb that describes what would happen
Common mistakes
In French, there is a separate word for 'would' that is used with an infinitive to express what someone 'would' do.
The conditional form of verbs expresses 'would' + verb e.g. je visiterais - I would visit. There is no word for 'would' in French.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Learning cycle 1 features possessive pronouns which are required Higher vocabulary for Edexcel, however teachers may find the cycle useful for all students. Task C1 has two versions. Option 1 is for all students. Option 2 is for students who may require additional support. Option 1 only is filmed.