KS4 · French · Year 10
Les orientations professionnelles : present modals, conditional with 'vouloir'
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I can use the conditional with vouloir, alongside modal verbs, to express future wishes and career plans.
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I can use the conditional with vouloir, alongside modal verbs, to express future wishes and career plans.
Key learning points
- The sound [ai] sounds like 'vrai'.
- Modal verbs state necessity or possibility and are commonly followed by a second verb as an infinitive.
- The verb vouloir can be used in the conditional to express a wish. It can be followed by a noun or an infinitive.
- The 1st, 2nd, 3rd person forms of vouloir in the conditional all sound the same: je voudrais, tu voudrais, il voudrait.
Words to know
- modal verb
- verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want
- conditional tense
- describes what could or would happen under certain conditions
- stem
- part of the verb that appears in all forms
Common mistakes
When saying what you would like to do, a French word for 'would' is needed before the verb 'aimer' to like.
In French, to say what you would like to do, use the conditional stem of the verb vouloir together with the appropriate ending - -ais for 'je' and 'tu', -ait for 'il' and 'elle'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The tasks in Cycle B both have two options: Option 1 and Option 2. Option 1 is for most learners and Option 2 provides greater support for those students who may need it.