Year 11 - French
Avec des si ... : future and conditional with -er verbs (plural)
Studying and my future: À l'avenir
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Unit Summary
This unit is firmly set in the future in a range of different contexts. It revisits the use of the simple future tense and the conditional with vouloir, alongside introducing the conditional forms of regular -er verbs and of the four most common irregular verbs: aller, être, faire and avoir.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the present, future and conditional to compare where you currently live and would ideally like to live in the future.
Key Notes
- Time markers and conjunctions, combined with different verb tenses, help a reader to follow a text more easily.
- Include a range of verbs in future and conditional when describing future plans and wishes.
- The conditional can be used to compare real and ideal situations.
Vocabulary To Learn
- conditional: a form of verb that expresses what would happen
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The conditional can always be used on its own without a prior conditional being described.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Time markers and conjunctions, combined with different verb tenses, help a reader to follow a text more easily. Include a range of verbs in future and conditional when describing future plans and wishes.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'conditional'
a form of verb that expresses what would happen. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The conditional can always be used on its own without a prior conditional being described. Correction: Apart from the verbs 'aimer' and 'vouloir', always use the conditional form of verb with a 'si' + imperfect sentence. It is not logical to say in French 'I would buy a villa' without an accompanying condition e.g. if I had lots of money.
More Lessons In This Unit
- À l'étranger : future and conditional with aller, avoir, être and faire Study Guide
- Ce serait parfait : photo description, extended writing Study Guide
- Futurs divers : future -er verbs (singular), conditional 'vouloir' (singular) Study Guide
- La famille de mes rêves : extended writing Study Guide
- On ira en vacances : future with 'aller', 'avoir', 'être' and 'faire' Study Guide
- Où se loger ? Future and conditional with -er verbs (plural) Study Guide
- Tu aimerais ? Future and conditional with -er verbs (singular) Study Guide
- Village, ville ou ile ? 'Si' + imperfect with conditional -er verbs (plural) Study Guide
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