KS4 · French · Year 10
On y va : present and future tense of 'aller' and 'faire'
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Your learning goal
I can use common irregular verbs in the present and future tense when making summer plans.
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On y va : present and future tense of 'aller' and 'faire': slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can use common irregular verbs in the present and future tense when making summer plans.
Key learning points
- The present tense forms of 'aller' and 'faire' are highly irregular and must be learnt.
- French has just one present tense. Time adverbs differentiate between habitual (I do) and ongoing (I am doing) actions.
- [i] sounds like 'midi' and [e] sounds like 'je'.
- The simple future stem for the verb 'aller' is 'ir-'. Regular future endings are added to this stem.
- The simple future stem for the verb 'faire' is 'fer-'. Regular future endings are added to this stem.
Words to know
- simple present
- describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'
- present continuous
- describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'
- simple future
- 1-verb future tense meaning 'will + verb'
Common mistakes
To say 'I am doing' in French, use the present tense of 'être' as part of the verb phrase.
There is only one present tense in French. It translates both simple present and present continuous in English. To say 'I am doing' use the French for 'I do' ('je fais').
For parents, carers and teachers
- Task A1 is designed to encourage students to practise saying the different present tense verb forms for 'aller' and 'faire'. The feedback slide includes links to audio of the verbs being said.