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      Future goals - Taïs Vinolo: 'aller' + infinitive, negation

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can use 'aller' with infinitives to say what I'm going to and not going to do in the future.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. [en/an] is pronouced as in 'enfant'.
      2. [on] is pronounced as in 'non'.
      3. The verb 'aller' is irregular, its present tense forms are 'vais, 'vas', 'va', 'allons', 'allez' and 'vont'.
      4. To express our future intentions, we use a form of the verb 'aller' followed by a verb in its infinitive form.
      5. To say what you're not going to do, put 'ne' before the part of 'aller' and pas' after.

      Keywords

      • [en/n] - pronounced as in 'enfant'

      • [on] - pronounced as in 'non'

      • Aller - French verb meaning 'to go, going'

      Common misconception

      [en/an] and [on] sound the same in French.

      Although the sounds are simililar and both nasal vowels, [en/an] is a nasal 'a' and [on] is a nasal 'o'. The mouth should be wide for [en/an] and almost closed for [on].

      Teacher tip

      Although there are no images of Taïs Vinolo in this lesson, a quick internet search would bring up many images and a video of her starring in the Amazon Christmas advert.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which of the following is the correct present tense form of the verb 'aller' for the subject 'tu'?

      vais
      Correct answer: vas
      va
      vont

      Q2.
      Put the following words in the correct order to form a sentence: 'au / vais / cinéma / Je'.

      1 - Je
      2 - vais
      3 - au
      4 - cinéma

      Q3.
      What is the correct form of the verb 'aller' for 'nous'?

      Correct Answer: allons

      Q4.
      Which of the following sentences expresses a future intention?

      Il mange une pomme.
      Il a mangé une pomme.
      Correct answer: Elle va manger une pomme.
      Ils ont mangé une pomme.

      Q5.
      How would you say 'They are not going to play football.'?

      Ils ne vont jouer football.
      Ils vont ne pas jouer football.
      Ils vont pas ne jouer au football.
      Correct answer: Ils ne vont pas jouer au football.

      Q6.
      Which of the following verbs is in its infinitive form?

      allons
      Correct answer: aller
      j'ai mangé
      il va

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      Put the following words in the correct order to form the sentence 'They (feminine) are not going to watch television tonight.' - 'la télévision / regarder / ne / vont / pas / Elles / ce soir'.

      1 - Elles
      2 - ne
      3 - vont
      4 - pas
      5 - regarder
      6 - la télévision
      7 - ce soir

      Q2.
      Put the following words in the correct order to say 'You (plural) are not going to travel this summer.' - 'voyager / allez / n' / pas / Vous / cet été'.

      1 - vous
      2 - n'
      3 - allez
      4 - pas
      5 - voyager
      6 - cet été

      Q3.
      Which of the following is the infinitive form of the verb 'nous allons'?

      irons
      Correct answer: aller
      allé
      allant

      Q4.
      Write a short French sentence saying 'I am not going to eat tonight.'. Use the verb 'aller' correctly with negation and the infinitive 'manger'.

      Correct Answer: Je ne vais pas manger ce soir., Je ne vais pas manger ce soir

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