2. Learning Objectives: To know what an INFINITIVE is and how to use it to help you build sentences

3. You will be successful if you can describe what an infinitive is and combine it with at least one other verb to build a sentence!

4. What is an infinitive? What the VERB looks like when you find it in the dictionary Will usually end in ER, IR, RE – useful for recognising them! Means to do something – eg to play, to do, to eat, to sleep, to go out…. any other examples? Any examples in French?

5. Can you remember… Found in the dictionary Ends in ER, IR or RE Means in English to do something

6. Are they infinitives? Je vais = I go apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean to….

7. Are they infinitives? aller = to go apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean to….

8. Are they infinitives? je peux = I am able apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean to….

9. Are they infinitives? pouvoir = to be able apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean to….

10. Are they infinitives? jouer au foot = to play football apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean to….

11. Are they infinitives? Je joue au foot = I play football apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean to….

12. Are they infinitives? Je fais de la natation = I go swimming apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean to….

13. Are they infinitives? faire de la natation = to go swimming apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean to….

14. Are they infinitives? finir = to finish apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean to….

15. Are they infinitives? Je finis = I finish apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean to….

16. ALLER TRAVAILLÉ BOIRE JOUONS HABITER FAIRE VEUX NAGÉ AVOIR FAIS DANSER JOUER SUIS ACHETER REGARDÉ CHANTÉ EST FINIR FAISONS ÊTRE VOULOIR JOUE INVITER NAGER TROUVÉ ÉTAIT MANGER MANGÉ CHANTER ALLÉ

17. We already know loads of infinitives! faire de la natation jouer au football jouer au rugby aller à la campagne faire des randonnées faire du shopping any more????

18. building blocks… think of the infinitives as building blocks – lets make them RED. faire de la natation jouer au football aller en ville

19. building a sentence On their own, the blocks are pretty useless. But if we combine them with MORE blocks, we can build something meaningful. One brick on its own is useless – lots of bricks together make a wall…

20. combining blocks… Can anybody think of anything we could combine our infinitive blocks with to make a sentence?

21. jaime = I like Does it make sense? I liketo play football jaimejouer au football Yes! By adding another building block (jaime) weve built a sentence which means something!

22. je naime pas = I dont like Does it make sense? I dont liketo play football je naime pasjouer au football Yes! By adding another building block (je naime pas) weve built a sentence which means something!

23. More green building blocks… je déteste I hate jadore je vais*** on peut je préfère I love I am going you are able (or you can) I prefer

24. Fais les phrases! je déteste jadore je vais*** on peut je préfère jaime faire de la natation jouer au football aller en ville aller à la campagne faire des randonnées visiter les musées je naime pasaller au stade écouter de la musique

25. Questions… Quest-ce que tu vas faire? Quest-ce que tu aimes faire?

26. You will be successful if you can describe what an infinitive is and combine it with at least one other verb to build a sentence!