Transcript Slide 1
THE FUTURE TENSE 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” IN THE PRESENT TENSE, 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 VOUS ILS TU IL MANGER ONT ONS EZ A JE AS AI = = HE WE THEY WILL WILL WILL WILL EAT EAT EAT EAT = YOU I WILL EAT YOU WILL EAT A POINT TO REMEMBER WHEN USING AN INFINITIVE THAT ENDS IN “-RE” REMOVE THE “E” BEFORE YOU ADD THE ENDING FOR EXAMPLE JE VENDREAI = 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- FOR EXAMPLE… JE - AI TU - AS IL/ELLE - A NOUS - ONS VOUS - EZ ILS/ELLES ONT ÊTRE AVOIR AURSER- TO FIND OUT IF A VERB IS “REGULAR” OR “IRREGULAR”, CHECK THE “VERB TABLE” IN A DICTIONARY. IF IT IS “IRREGULAR, IT WILL SHOW YOU THE “STEM” THAT NEEDS TO BE USED FOR THE FUTURE TENSE. JE IL AUR SER AI A = HE = I WILL BE HAVE AND THAT’S HOW THE FUTURE TENSE WORKS IN FRENCH.