KS4 · French · Year 10
Cet été à Paris : 'aller' + infinitive, future tense -er verbs
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Your learning goal
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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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can use the simple future of -er verbs accurately to talk about my own and others' future plans for a visit to Paris.
Key learning points
- Conjugate the future tense of -er verbs by adding the endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont to the infinitive.
- It is helpful to practise spoken recall of present, aller + infinitive, and simple future, as part of a 'verb workout'.
- In French the stress or emphasis usually falls on the last syllable of a word or phrase.
Words to know
- aller + infinitive
- 2-verb structure meaning 'going to + infinitive'
- simple future
- 1-verb future tense meaning 'will + verb'
Common mistakes
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.
For parents, carers and teachers
- 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.

