Travel in France: more infinitive uses
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use infinitives to describe an activity or an action in French.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Words ending in -ique in French are often cognates with words ending in -ical in English: historique - historical.
- An infinitive can be used as the subject of a sentence to express an activity (like a noun): conduire, c'est difficile.
- Infinitives are also frequently used after modal verbs or 'aimer' and 'aller': il doit conduire dans la neige.
- The infinitive is translated in the -ing form in English when used as a noun and as 'to …' when after a modal verb.
- Use the infinitive after 'pour' to say why someone is doing something and after 'sans' to say 'without doing something'.
Keywords
[qu] - pronounced as in 'question'
Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense
Pour - preposition meaning 'for'
Sans - preposition meaning 'without'
Common misconception
There is only one translation of a French infinitive into English.
An infinitive can be translated into English using the -ing form or 'to ...': conduire - to drive, driving.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following French words is a cognate of the English word historic?
Q2.Match the French verb to its English meaning.
to prevent, preventing
to practise, practising
to respect, respecting
to risk, risking
Q3.Conjugate the verb regarder (to watch) to make the sentence 'I watch'.
Q4.What is the infinitive form of a verb?
Q5.Which sentence uses an infinitive as the subject of the sentence?
Q6.Fill in the gap to complete the sentence to mean 'They have to wait' . Ils attendre.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which English word is a cognate of the French word fantastique?
Q2.Match each French sentence to its correct English meaning.
He has to wait.
They can wait.
She wants to practise.
We have to respect the rules.
Q3.Put the parts in the correct order to form this sentence: 'He practises to prevent mistakes'.
Q4.Which sentence correctly uses an infinitive as the subject?
Q5.'Conduire' is the French for 'to drive' How else could it be translated in English?
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