What you can and can't do: negation with modal verbs + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can use modal verbs in negative structures and questions to talk about summer activities.
I can recognise and pronounce [ien] and [ain/in].
- Year 7
What you can and can't do: negation with modal verbs + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can use modal verbs in negative structures and questions to talk about summer activities.
I can recognise and pronounce [ien] and [ain/in].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ien] sounds like 'bien'.
- [(a)in] sounds like 'train'.
- In a two-verb sentence, make sentences negative by adding ne ... pas around the first verb, which should be conjugated.
- Swap the position of the subject pronoun and conjugated modal verb to ask inversion questions.
Keywords
[ien] - pronounced as in 'bien'
[(a)in] - pronounced as in 'train'
Negation - two elements, e.g. 'ne … pas', around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Two-verb inversion - an inversion question using a two-verb structure: verb + pronoun + infinitive, e.g. 'Aimes-tu sortir ?'
Common misconception
'Ne ... pas' goes around both verbs in a two-verb sentence.
'Ne ... pas' surrounds the first verb in a two-verb sentence. If a sentence contains a modal verb and an infinitive, it will surround the conjugated modal verb.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the verbs in French and English.
Q2.Tick any sounds which appear in the sentence 'Je suis désolé, je ne peux pas trouver la réponse'.
Q3.To negate sentences in French you need to put ne ... around the verb. Add the missing word in French.
Q4.Put the French words in order to make the sentence 'In the future, I'm going to become a maths teacher.'
Q5.Add the missing French word to the sentence 'I want to go shopping tomorrow.' 'Je faire les magasins demain.'
Q6.Order the French words in the sentence 'He has to arrive early at the airport'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French and English infinitives
