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Futurs divers : future -er verbs (singular), conditional vouloir (singular)

I can understand descriptions of personal future plans using verbs in the simple future and in the conditional with 'vouloir'.

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Year 11
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Futurs divers : future -er verbs (singular), conditional vouloir (singular)

I can understand descriptions of personal future plans using verbs in the simple future and in the conditional with 'vouloir'.

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Key learning points

  1. The 1-verb future is the equivalent of 'will' + verb. It is formulated with one word.
  2. Form the 1-verb future of -er verbs for je, tu, il/elle/on by adding the endings -ai, -as, -a to the infinitive.
  3. The verb vouloir can be used in the conditional to express a wish. It can be followed by a noun or an infinitive.
  4. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd person forms of vouloir in the conditional all sound the same: je voudrais, tu voudrais, il voudrait.

Keywords

  • 1-verb future - a form of future that describes what will happen

  • Conditional - a form of verb that describes what would happen

Common misconception

There are distinct words required in French to translate 'will' and 'would'.

The 1-verb future tense describes 'will + verb'. The conditional describes 'would + verb'. Students should be aware that both verb forms are 'simple' forms as all the meaning is contained within a single word.


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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the French word for 'to imagine'?
parler
rêver
Correct answer: imaginer
prêter
Q2.
Which of the following is the French word for a male friend or boyfriend?
copine
parent
Correct answer: copain
enfant
Q3.
Put the following words in the correct order to form a sentence:
1 - Il
2 - va
3 - lire
4 - son
5 - livre
Q4.
What does the 1-verb future tense describe in French?
something that is happening now
something that happened in the past
Correct answer: something that will happen
something that would happen
Q5.
Which of the following is the correct 1-verb future form of the verb parler (to speak) for je (I)?
Je parle
Correct answer: Je parlerai
Je parlais
Je parlerais
Q6.
Which word can you use to express a wish and can be followed by a noun or an infinitive?
parler
imaginer
Correct answer: vouloir
rêver

4 Questions

Q1.
If you want to say 'I will play' in French using the 1-verb future, which verb form would you use?
je joue
Correct answer: je jouerai
je jouerais
j'ai joué
Q2.
Which of the following sentences correctly expresses 'She would like an animal'?
Elle veut un animal.
Elle voudra un animal.
Correct answer: Elle voudrait un animal.
Elle imagine un animal.
Q3.
Your friend says, 'Je rêverai de voyager' (I will dream of travelling). What tense is the verb rêverai in?
Present tense
Past tense
Correct answer: 1-verb future tense
Conditional tense
Q4.
Which of these sentences uses the conditional tense of 'vouloir' correctly?
Tu veux aller au cinéma demain.
Tu voudras aller au cinéma demain.
Correct answer: Tu voudrais aller au cinéma demain.
Tu imagines aller au cinéma demain.

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