KS4 · French · Year 11
Tu aimerais ? Future and conditional with -er verbs (singular)
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I can understand, ask and answer questions about my own and others' future family plans in the future and conditional.
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Tu aimerais ? Future and conditional with -er verbs (singular): 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 understand, ask and answer questions about my own and others' future family plans in the future and conditional.
Key learning points
- The conditional is a verb form that expresses the idea 'would'; it is often followed by a 2nd verb in the infinitive.
- The conditional of -er verbs is formed by adding the imperfect tense endings to the infinitive stem, e.g. j'aimerais.
- The infinitive stem in the conditional and 1-verb future means that the sound [r], as in 'rue', is in all their forms.
- [a] as in ‘animal’ and [ai] as in 'vrai' are in the endings; 'je' future ending 'ai' is exceptionally pronounced [é].
- Use the conditional of 'vouloir' or 'aimer' + infinitive to say what you would 'like' to do.
Words to know
- conditional
- a form of verb used to express what would happen
Common mistakes
In French, there is a separate word for 'would'.
The conditional verb form expresses the idea of 'would + verb' in its spelling. Students should be encouraged to used the conditional form of verbs instead of being over reliant on 'vouloir' in the conditional.
For parents, carers and teachers
- For the dictogloss activity in LC2, it is suggested that students might need to listen to the audio file twice during the note-taking stage. A third listen might be useful for students requiring more support.