Objective: To learn how to form and use the near future tense in French. 1

 This weekend I am going to go shopping with my friends.  Tonight we are going to play football on the field.  This afternoon Jack is going to play on his PS3. 2

1. Take the present tense of ‘aller’ (to go). Je vais – I am going Tu vas – You (s.) are going Il/elle va – He/she is going Nous allons – We are going Vous allez – You (pl.) are going Ils/elles vont – They are going 3

2. Plus the infinitive, for example:  danser – to dance  chanter – to sing  écouter - to listen  jouer – to play  vivre – to live  manger – to eat  faire – to do 4 Note that they all end in ER, IR or RE!

5  If you look up a verb (doing word) in the dictionary it will give you the infinitive.  Basic form of the verb before it’s been conjugated.  In French it will either end in ER, IR or RE.  In English it is just a verb with ‘to’ in front of it, for example: to sing, to play, to run, to dance, to eat, to live

 Je vais danser – I am going to dance.  Tu vas habiter – You (s.) are going to live.  Il va manger – He is going to eat.  Nous allons jouer – We are going to play.  Vous allez faire – You (pl.) are going to do.  Ils vont écouter – They are going to listen. 6

How do you say: 1. I am going to sing. 2. He is going to play. 3. Jennifer is going to listen. (*same as ‘she is going’) 4. We are going to eat. 5. You (s.) are going to dance. 6. They are going to live. And some more difficult ones: 1. I am going to eat a hamburger. 2. You (pl.) are going to live in Spain. 3. She is going to listen to music. 7

1. I am going to sing. – Je vais chanter. 2. He is going to play. – Il va jouer. 3. Jennifer is going to listen. – Jennifer va écouter. 4. We are going to eat. – Nous allons manger. 5. You (s.) are going to dance. – Vous allez danser. 6. They are going to live. – Ils vont habiter. And the more difficult ones: 1. I am going to eat a hamburger. – Je vais manger un hamburger. 2. You (pl.) are going to live in Spain. – Vous allez habiter en Espagne. 3. She is going to listen to music. – Elle va écouter de la musique. 8