Transcript Slide 1

THE
FUTURE
(TENSE, THAT IS!!)
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO EXPRESS
THE FUTURE IN FRENCH
1. USING THE VERB “ALLER” (TO GO)
2. USING THE “REAL” FUTURE TENSE
(TRANSLATES AS “WILL”)
STEP 1 – TAKE THE PART OF
“ALLER” YOU NEED.
STEP 2 – COMBINE IT WITH
AN INFINITIVE.
LET’S SEE HOW
JE VAIS = I AM GOING
TU VAS = YOU ARE GOING
IL/ELLE VA = HE/SHE IS GOING
NOUS ALLONS = WE ARE GOING
VOUS ALLEZ = YOU ARE GOING
ILS/ELLES VONT = THEY ARE GOING
BUT WHAT IS AN INFINITIVE?
IT IS THE WAY A VERB IS WRITTEN BEFORE WE DO
ANYTHING WITH IT. THIS IS HOW YOU WILL SEE IT IN
A DICTIONARY.
MANGER = TO EAT
FINIR = TO FINISH
VENDRE = TO SELL
JE VAIS
MANGER
= I AM GOING TO EAT
IT’S AS EASY AS THAT!!!!!
LET’S JUST SEE ANOTHER EXAMPLE
IL VA
FINIR
=HE IS GOING TO FINISH
ONE MORE……
NOUS ALLONS
TRAVAILLER
= WE ARE GOING TO WORK
OK LET’S LOOK AT THE REAL
FUTURE TENSE NOW………………
WE NEED 2 THINGS
1. AN INFINITIVE
2. ENDINGS
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS WE NEED. YOU MIGHT
HAVE SEEN THEM SOMEWHERE BEFORE?
JE - AI
NOUS - ONS
TU - AS
VOUS - EZ
IL/ELLE - A
ILS/ELLES - ONT
RECOGNISE THEM?
J’AI
NOUS AVONS
TU AS
VOUS AVEZ
IL A
ILS ONT
SO IF YOU KNOW “AVOIR” YOU KNOW
THE ENDINGS FOR THE FUTURE TENSE
NEXT, ADD THE ENDING
TO AN INFINITIVE…………
JE - AI
TU - AS
IL/ELLE - A
NOUS - ONS
VOUS - EZ
ILS/ELLES ONT
NOUS
AI
ONS
ILS
TU
JE
IL MANGERAS
A
EZ
ONT
VOUS
YOU
WILL
EAT
=
=
THEY
WILL
WILL
EAT
EAT
= YOU
HE
I WILL
WILL
EAT
EAT
WE
WILL
EAT
A POINT TO REMEMBER
WHEN USING AN INFINITIVE THAT
ENDS IN “-RE” REMOVE THE “E”
BEFORE YOU ADD THE ENDING
FOR EXAMPLE
AI
JE VENDRE
= I WILL SELL
PRETTY SIMPLE
WASN’T IT?
HOWEVER, NOT ALL VERBS IN
THE FUTURE TENSE USE THE
INFINITIVE. SOME USE A
DIFFERENT “STEM” FOR THE
FUTURE. THEY NEED TO BE
LEARNT.
HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT
ONES YOU NEED TO KNOW…
INFINITIVE
FUTURE STEM
AVOIR
AUR-
ÊTRE
SER-
ALLER
IR-
POUVOIR
POURR-
VENIR
VIENDR-
FAIRE
FER-
SAVOIR
SAUR-
AND THAT’S
HOW THE
FUTURE TENSE
WORKS IN
FRENCH.