Year 9

Express future intentions (Part 2/2)

Year 9

Express future intentions (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will revisit 'aller' + infinitive and use "ne....pas" to express future intentions.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Which verb do you use to express what you are 'going to' do in the future?

aimer
Correct answer: aller
avoir
prendre

Q2.
Translate: We are going to play

il va jouer
ils vont faire
je vais faire
Correct answer: nous allons jouer

Q3.
Translate: She is going to go out

Correct answer: Elle va sortir
Elle vas aller
Elle veut sortir
Elle vont sortir

Q4.
Which is the correct translation of: 'il va partir'

Correct answer: he is going to leave
they are going to leave
we are going to depart
you are going to part

Q5.
5. Complete the sentence: ils _____ manger = they are going to eat

allons
va
vais
Correct answer: vont

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
encore

Correct answer: again
before
particular

Q8.
devenir

Correct answer: to become, becoming
to come back, coming back
to repeat, repeating

Q9.
l'avenir

aeroplane
Correct answer: future
past

Q10.
revenir

to become, becoming
Correct answer: to come back, coming back
to request, requesting

Q11.
tôt

Correct answer: early
too
too much

11 Questions

Q1.
Translate: I am not going

je n'vais pas
je ne aller pas
Correct answer: je ne vais pas
je vais pas

Q2.
Translate: We are not going to play

il n'va jouer
ils n'vont pas faire
je vais faire pas
Correct answer: nous n'allons pas jouer

Q3.
Translate: We are not going to leave

nous n'allez pas revenir
Correct answer: nous n'allons pas partir
nous ne vont partir
nous ne vont pas sortir

Q4.
Which is the correct translation of: 'il ne va pas partir'

Correct answer: he is not going to leave
they are not going to leave
we are not going to depart
you are not going to part

Q5.
5. Complete the sentence: ils ____ _____ _____ manger = they are not going to eat

n'allons pas
ne va pas
ne vais pas
Correct answer: ne vont pas

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
revenir

to become, becoming
Correct answer: to come back, coming back
to request, requesting

Q8.
devenir

Correct answer: to become, becoming
to come back, coming back
to repeat, repeating

Q9.
l'avenir

aeroplane
Correct answer: future
past

Q10.
encore

Correct answer: again
before
particular

Q11.
tôt

Correct answer: early
too
too much