KS4 · French · Year 10
Étudier à Paris : 'aller' + infinitive, future tense -er verbs
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I can discuss the opportunities for studying in France, using future structures to make plans and suggestions for the future.
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I can discuss the opportunities for studying in France, using future structures to make plans and suggestions for the future.
Key learning points
- 'Aller' + infinitive describes what is going to happen; it tends to be used in more informal conversation and writing.
- The simple future expresses what will happen; it tends to be used in more formal contexts for predictions or promises.
- Most consonants at the end of words are silent, e.g. 'tu mangeras'.
- It is helpful to practise verb manipulation, e.g. 'jouer', 'je joue', 'je vais jouer', 'je jouerai'.
Words to know
- aller + infinitive
- 2-verb future structure meaning 'going to' + infinitive
- simple future
- French 1-verb future tense meaning 'will' + verb
Common mistakes
All -er verbs use the infinitive as the stem for the simple future tense.
Some -er verbs require a small change to the stem before adding the correct simple future ending, for example 'acheter', 'compléter' and 'protéger'. For each verb, the first -e changes to -è.
For parents, carers and teachers
- An alternative for task B2b is for students just to write the verbs in bold in the 'il' form instead of writing the entire text.