What you can and can't do: negation with modal verbs + infinitive
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use modal verbs in negative structures and questions to talk about summer activities.
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.
Teacher tip
The productive tasks D2 and D3 are guided but you could challenge students to go beyond the vocabulary and structures in the slides and use everything they have learnt and reference material to extend further.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the verbs in French and English.
I/you leave
he/she leaves
I/you go out
he/she goes out
I/you come
he/she comes
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
to help, helping
to look for, looking for
to share, sharing
to be able to, can
to come back, coming back
to know (how to), knowing (how to)
Q2.Tick any words containing [ien].
Q3.Put the French words in order for the sentence 'I can't find the answer'.
Q4.Add the missing French word for the sentence 'Sir, are you Algerian, do you come from Algeria?' Monsieur, êtes-vous , vous venez d'Algérie ?
Q5.Translate the sentence 'Do you want to go to the match next week?' using an inversion question.
Q6.Fill in the missing French word in the sentence 'She likes singing but she can't go to the concert'. Elle aime chanter mais elle ne pas aller au concert.
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