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Lesson 7 of 9
  • Year 11
  • Edexcel

On ira en vacances : future with aller, avoir, être and faire

I can use the irregular verbs aller, avoir, être and faire in the 1-verb future tense to discuss future travel plans.

Lesson 7 of 9
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  • Year 11
  • Edexcel

On ira en vacances : future with aller, avoir, être and faire

I can use the irregular verbs aller, avoir, être and faire in the 1-verb future tense to discuss future travel plans.

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Key learning points

  1. The 1-verb future tense expresses what will happen.
  2. The 1-verb future stem for 'être' is 'ser-' and for 'avoir' is 'aur-' Regular future endings are added to these stems.
  3. The 1-verb future stem for faire is 'fer-' and for 'aller' is 'ir-' Regular future endings are added to these stems.

Keywords

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

Common misconception

There is a separate word for 'will' in French when talking about the future.

The spelling of a verb in the 1-verb future form contains the idea of 'will' + verb e.g. il visitera = he will visit.


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After revising all the 1-verb future forms of the irregular verbs, teachers might find it useful to do some quick-fire mini-whiteboard verb practice with their class starting from French to English e.g. elle ira - she will go and then moving to English to French e.g. nous ferons - we will do.
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Equipment

Mini whiteboards and pens are useful, if available.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the verbs

Correct Answer:aller,to go, going

to go, going

Correct Answer:faire,to do, doing

to do, doing

Correct Answer:avoir,to have, having

to have, having

Correct Answer:être,to be, being

to be, being

Q2.
Chose the correct translation for 'serveur'.

chef
driver
mechanic
shop assistant
Correct answer: waiter

Q3.
Put the words in order to translate, 'My apartment is on the top floor of the building'.

1 - Mon
2 - appartement
3 - se situe
4 - au dernier
5 - étage
6 - de l'immeuble.

Q4.
What are the 2 meanings of the word 'propre'?

Correct answer: clean
proper
expensive
Correct answer: own
smart

Q5.
Match the parts of the verb 'to eat' to form the future tense.

Correct Answer:Je,mangerai

mangerai

Correct Answer:Tu,mangeras

mangeras

Correct Answer:Il/Elle/On,mangera

mangera

Correct Answer:Nous,mangerons

mangerons

Correct Answer:Vous,mangerez

mangerez

Correct Answer:Ils/Elles,mangeront

mangeront

Q6.
Translate 'J'habiterais'

Correct Answer: I would live

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
Match the forms of the verb.

Correct Answer:I will go,J'irai

J'irai

Correct Answer:I will have,J'aurai

J'aurai

Correct Answer:I will do,Je ferai

Je ferai

Correct Answer:I will be,Je serai

Je serai

Q2.
Put the words in order to make the following sentence; During her holiday, Léa will swim in the sea.

1 - Pendant
2 - ses
3 - vacances,
4 - Léa
5 - nagera
6 - dans
7 - la mer.

Q3.
Add the correct ending to form the 1-verb future tense.

Correct Answer:J'aur,ai

ai

Correct Answer:Tu aur,as

as

Correct Answer:Il/elle aur,a

a

Correct Answer:Nous aur,ons

ons

Correct Answer:Vous aur,ez

ez

Correct Answer:Ils aur,ont

ont

Q4.
What is 'La Manche'?

Correct Answer: The English Channel, the sleeve, the channel, sea between France and England

Q5.
Insert the correct form of the word 'dry'. Le climat est très __________.

secs
Correct answer: sec
sèches
sèche