🔮 Future Tense
What is future tense in French?
Future tense in French is: Le Futur Proche
Translate to French:
I am going
Je vais
What are comparitives?
Comparatives are words or structures used to show that one thing is more, less, or equal to another.
Translate from English to French:
Nous allons
We are going
OR
We go
Give an example of a pronoun + present tense
EXAMPLES:
Je vais
Tu vas
Il/Elle/On Va
Nous allons
Vous Allez
Ils/Elles vont
What is future tense?
Future tense (aller) is used to describe the near future or expresses an action that is about to happen very soon.
Fill in the blank (PRESENT TENSE):
Nous ______ voyager en France
Nous allons voyager en France
Translation:
We are going to travel to France
Fill in the blank:
Nous sommes ___ plus jeunes ___ vous.
Nous sommes EST plus jeunes QUE vous.
Translate from French to English:
Vous allez marcher
You guys are going to walk
Unscramble:
tu | porter | un | vas | t-shirt
Tu vas porter un t-shirt
Translation:
You are wearing a t-shirt
Fill in the blank (FUTURE TENSE):
Ils ______ magasiner au Markville Mall
Ils vont aller magasiner au Markville Mall
Translation:
They are going to go shop at Markville Mall
What is the difference between present tense and future tense?
The difference is that present tense is describing what is happening now and future tense is about the near future.
What are the three main words used for comparison?
Hint: the third one means "as" and "also"
"Plus" - More
"Moins" - Less
"Aussi" - As
Translate from French to English:
Demain, je vais aller au cinéma.
Tomorrow, I am going to go to the cinema.
Make a French sentence with PRESENT TENSE
EXAMPLE:
Nous allons danser sur la musique
Translation: We are going to dance to the music
Why is it "je vais aller" for future tense and not "je vais"?
Because "je vais aller" is future tense meaning "I am going to go" and "je vais" is present tense meaning "I'm going to"
Where do you add the negation to the present tense sentence?
Elles vont faire devoirs ce soir
Elles NE vont PAS faire devoirs ce soir
Translation:
They are not going to do homework tonight
How do you say:
“I am smaller than you”
In French using a comparative?
Je vais est plus petit(e) que toi.
Translate from English to French:
I am going to study tonight
Je vais étudier ce soir.
Unscramble:
midi | va | à | classe | on | aller | français |
de | une | le | à
Hint: 'classe de'
On va aller à une classe de français à midi
Translation:
We are going to go to a French class at noon
Rewrite this sentence using aller (FUTURE TENSE) + infinitive:
Nous finirons le projet demain matin.
Nous allons aller finir le projet demain matin.
Translation:
We are going to go finish the project tomorrow morning
Why is present tense important in French culture?
The present tense is important in French culture because it is the most frequently used tense for describing current actions, habits, general truths, and future plans.
How do you say:
I am taller than you, but you are less big than I am.
In French using comparatives
Hint: but = mais | am = suis
Je suis est plus grand que toi, mais tu est moins grand que moi.
Translate from French to English:
Nous ne allons pas manger long maïs jaune pour petit-déjeuner.
We are not going to eat long, yellow corn for breakfast
Make a French sentence using:
pronoun + future tense (aller) + verb + BANGS adjective + noun + color
EXAMPLE:
Je vais manger la grosse pomme rouge.