Year 11 - French
On ira en vacances : future with 'aller', 'avoir', 'être' and 'faire'
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 irregular verbs aller, avoir, être and faire in the 1-verb future tense to discuss future travel plans.
Key Notes
- The 1-verb future tense expresses what will happen.
- The 1-verb future stem for 'être' is 'ser-' and for 'avoir' is 'aur-' Regular future endings are added to these stems.
- The 1-verb future stem for faire is 'fer-' and for 'aller' is 'ir-' Regular future endings are added to these stems.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 1-verb future: a tense of verb that describes what will happen
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There is a separate word for 'will' in French when talking about the future.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The 1-verb future tense expresses what will happen. The 1-verb future stem for 'être' is 'ser-' and for 'avoir' is 'aur-' Regular future endings are added to these stems.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '1-verb future'
a tense of verb that describes what will happen. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: There is a separate word for 'will' in French when talking about the future. Correction: The spelling of a verb in the 1-verb future form contains the idea of 'will' + verb e.g. il visitera = he will visit.
More Lessons In This Unit
- À l'étranger : future and conditional with aller, avoir, être and faire Study Guide
- Avec des si ... : future and conditional with -er verbs (plural) 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
- 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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