1. Le futur proche – the near future tense
Unit 5, Lesson 14

2. What are you doing tonight?
I am going to watch TV.
We are going to eat at a restaurant.
I am not going to study.
We are going to play video games.
You are going to speak French.
He is not going to work.

3. To form the future tense
Step 1
Conjugate aller to match the subject
Je vais Nous allons
Tu vas Vous allez
Il/Elle va Ils/Elles vont

4. To form the future tense
Step 2
Put the verb in the infinitive form (the not conjugated verb)
danser
manger
rentrer
voyager

5. Put these sentences together in your notes.
I am going
to play basketball
Je vais
jouer au basket.
We are going
to arrive at midnight.
Nous allons
arriver à minuit.

6. How do I talk about what I am not going to do?
What phrase makes a sentence negative?
Ne…pas!
Bigger question…where do I put the ne…pas in a sentence with the future proche?

7. Tu ne vas pas visiter le parc. Put ne…pas around the conjugated verb.
In other words put the ne…pas around the part of the sentence that is conjugated aller. Watch and be amazed! Tu ne
vas
pas
visiter le parc.

8. Make these sentences negative
Je ne vais pas manger.
Vous n’allez pas jouer aux cartes.
Elle ne va pas chanter.
Je vais manger.
Vous allez jouer aux cartes.
Elle va chanter.