verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want

modal verb meaning ‘to have to, must’

Want and must: 'vouloir' and 'devoir' 1st and 3rd persons singular

French

What others want or have to do: 'vouloir' and 'devoir' singular

What you can and can't do: 'pouvoir' and 'savoir' singular persons

What you can and can't do: negation with modal verbs + infinitive

Une personne sans tête : responding to a poem

In this unit, pupils extend their knowledge of two-verb structures as modal verbs with dependent infinitives are introduced.  'Devoir' 'vouloir' and 'pouvoir' in singular persons are taught so pupils can express what they want to, have to and can do on holidays. SSCs -ien and -tion are revisited.

Summer activities: modal verbs in two-verb structures

Match the English words with the correct Sound Symbol Correspondence, based on how they are pronounced in French.

Match the French words, phrases with their English meanings.

Put the words in order to make this sentence: 'I must learn a new language in the future'.

Which word is missing in this sentence? 'Elle veut {{}} quelle matière au collège ?' What language does she want to study in the future?

Put the words in order to make this sentence: 'Sophie wants to come to the cinema with us tomorrow'.

Tick any of the sound spelling correspondences in the sentence, 'Nous habitons dans un nouveau bâtiment avec une belle vue'.

Add the correct form of the verb in the sentence 'He always tells the truth', 'Il {{}} toujours la vérité'.

Tick any verbs which could fit in the sentence 'Tu aimes __________ dans ta maison ?'

Order the sentence 'I'm going to go on holiday to Germany in the future' in French.

Starter Quiz

Match the French and English adjectives.