KS4 · French · Year 11
Mes études : present and future, picture task (AQA)
People and lifestyle: Révisions: Les études
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Your learning goal
I can refer to present and future situations in the context of my studies using a range of verbs followed by the infinitive.
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I can refer to present and future situations in the context of my studies using a range of verbs followed by the infinitive.
Key learning points
- To form the 2-verb future, use part of the verb 'aller' in the present tense plus the infinitive.
- Conjugate the 1-verb future of -er verbs by adding the endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont to the infinitive.
- The future stems for ‘aller’, ‘avoir’, ‘être’ and ‘faire’ are: ir-, aur-, ser- and fer-.
- Some verbs require 'à' or 'de' before an infinitive, e.g. 'arriver à', 'éviter de'.
Words to know
- infinitive
- a form of the verb giving its general meaning
- 1-verb future
- a form of verb used to express what will happen
Common mistakes
All verbs use their infinitive to form the stem in the future tense.
There are key irregular verb stems to learn for the future tense. Confident use of these verbs will add greatly to overall accuracy and help students to express themselves confidently in the future tense.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The picture task in the exam will be followed by conversation on the broader theme. Practice for this part of the exam, following on from the photos used in this lesson, is available in lesson 3 of this unit, in the cycle called 'Charting confident conversations'.