1. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
This powerpoint will teach you how:
To form the immediate future tense
To use the immediate future tense
To improve the quality of your immediate future sentences

2. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
The immediate future tense is used to talk about what you are:
GOING TO DO

3. Je vais + infinitive = Immediate Future Tense
The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
Foundation
All you need is: +
Je vais
infinitive
You can think of it as a formula like you use in Maths:
Je vais + infinitive = Immediate Future Tense

4. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
What is an INFINITIVE?
An infinitive is a particular form of the verb (meaning To……… e.g. Jouer = To play)
An infinitive is the verb you will find in the dictionary
An infinitive must end in –ER, -RE or -IR

5. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
Examples ER IR RE
JOUER
FINIR
VENDRE
= To play
= To finish
= To sell

6. Je vais + infinitive = Immediate Future Tense
The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
Je vais + infinitive = Immediate Future Tense
Je vais préparer le dîner
I am going to prepare dinner
Je vais étudier le français
I am going to study French
Je vais arriver en retard
I am going to arrive late
Je vais jouer au hockey
I am going to play hockey
Je vais écouter de la musique
I am going to listen to music
Je vais aller au collège
I am going to go to school
Je vais vendre mon portable
I am going to sell my mobile
Je vais finir les devoirs
I am going to finish my homework

7. 1 The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK ADVERBS OF TIME Demain
There are three ways to improve your
Immediate Future sentences : 1
ADVERBS OF TIME
Say when you do something by starting your
sentences with one of the following adverbs of time :
Demain
Cet été
Le week-end prochain
Le vendredi soir
- Tomorrow
- This summer
- Next weekend
- On Friday night

8. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
So, let’s use some of the earlier infinitives together with an adverb of time & frequency to improve our Immediate Future sentences
Examples
Le vendredi soir je vais préparer le dîner
On Friday night I am going to prepare dinner
Cet été je vais étudier le français
This summer I am going to study French
Le week-end prochain je vais finir les devoirs
Next weekend I am going to finish my homework
Demain je vais aller au collège
Tomorrow I am going to go to school

9. 2 The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK
TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT PERSON
Talk about somebody else (your sister, your friend, etc)
by changing ‘Je vais’
You will need to know the verb
ALLER = TO GO

10. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
Higher
To gain more marks, you need to be able to talk about other people.
ALLER = TO GO
Je vais -
Tu vas -
Il/elle/on va -
Nous allons -
Vous allez -
Ils/elles vont -
I am going
You (singular) are going
He/she/one is going
We are going
You (plural) are going
They are going

11. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
So, let’s use some of the earlier sentences and
change ‘je vais’ to a different person to improve our Immediate Future sentences
Examples
Le vendredi soir je vais préparer le dîner
il va
On Friday night he is going to prepare dinner
Cet été je vais étudier français
nous allons
This summer we are going to study French
Le week-end prochain je vais finir les devoirs
elle va
Next weekend she is going to finish her homework
Demain je vais aller au collège
tu vas
Tomorrow you are going to go to school

12. 3 The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK
SAY WHY YOU ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING
You will need to use
POUR + infinitive = in order to…..
**In English we can just say ‘to’ instead of saying ‘in order to’ but in French if you do not say ‘pour’ then the sentence is incomplete**

13. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
IMPROVE YOUR LANGUAGE
POUR + infinitive = IN ORDER TO...
1. Je vais aller en ville pour acheter une chemise
1. I am going to go to town in order to buy a blouse
2. Je vais aller au cinéma pour voir le nouveau Twilight
2. I am going to go to the cinema in order to see the new Twilight film
3. Je vais aller à la gare pour retrouver mes copines
3. I am going to go to the station in order to meet my friends

14. + + 1 2 3 The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense Can you put this all together?
Say when
Different person
Say why
To make a HIGHER LEVEL sentence

15. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense2
Different person
Higher
3 Why 1
When
Demain elle va aller en ville pour visiter le musée de Liverpool
Tomorrow she is going to go to town in order to visit the Museum of Liverpool

16. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
More practise
Can you translate the following sentences into English?
Demain il va aller au stade pour voir un match de foot
Tomorrow he is going to the stadium in order to watch a football match
Le vendredi soir nous allons aller au restaurant Nando’s pour fêter l’anniversaire de ma copine
On Friday evening we are going to go to Nando’s restaurant in order to celebrate my friend’s birthday
Le week-end prochain ils vont aller en ville pour faire du tourisme
Next weekend they are going to go to town in order to see the sights

17. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
REMEMBER!!
Once you have learnt this tense, you can use it to talk about ANY GCSE topic:
LIFESTYLE Health / Relationships & Choices
LEISURE Free Time & Media / Holidays
HOME & ENVIRONMENT Home & Local Area / Environment
WORK & EDUCATION School & Future Plans / Current & Future Jobs
See the next slide for examples of INFINITIVES on all these GCSE topics

18. Je vais +………… manger sainement aller au gymnase me marier
me disputer avec mon frère
me marier
acheter un CD
écouter mon baladeur mp3
aller à Paris en France
visiter la Tour Eiffel
fêter mon anniversaire
acheter un cadeau
prendre l’autobus
recycler le papier
réussir à mon examen
porter des bijoux
être coiffeuse
aller à l’université

19. How much you have remembered ?
The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
QUICK QUIZ
How much you have remembered ?

20. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
LIFESTYLE Health / Relationships & Choices
Je vais manger sainement
I am going to eat healthily
Je vais aller au gymnase
I am going to go to the gym
Je vais me disputer avec mon frère
I am going to argue with my brother
Je vais me marier
I am going to get married

21. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
2. LEISURE Free Time & Media / Holidays
Je vais acheter un CD
I am going to buy a CD
Je vais écouter mon baladeur mp3
I am going to listen to my MP3 player
Je vais aller à Paris en France
I am going to go to Paris in France
Je vais visiter la Tour Eiffel
I am going to visit the Eiffel Tower

22. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
3. HOME & ENVIRONMENT Home & Local Area / Environment
Je vais fêter mon anniversaire
I am going to celebrate my birthday
Je vais acheter un cadeau
I am going to buy a gift
Je vais prendre l’autobus
I am going to take the bus
Je vais recycler le papier
I am going to recycle paper

23. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
4. WORK & EDUCATION School & Future Plans / Current & Future Jobs
Je vais réussir à mon examen
I am going to pass my exam
Je vais porter des bijoux
I am going wear jewellery
Je vais être coiffeuse
I am going to be a hairdresser
Je vais aller à l’université
I am going to go to university

24. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
Now it’s YOUR turn

25. The IMMEDIATE FUTURE Tense
How many of your own sentences can you make using the following tables to help you?
More practise
ADVERBS OF TIME
Demain - Tomorrow
Demain soir - Tomorrow evening
La semaine prochaine - Next week
Le samedi prochain - Next Saturday
Le week-end prochain - Next weekend
L’année prochaine - Next year
ALLER = TO GO
Je vais - I am going
Tu vas - You are going
Il/elle/on va - He/she/one is going
Nous allons - We are going
Vous allez - You are going
Ils/elles vont - They are going
INFINITIVES = TO GO
Aller en ville - to go to town
Aller au cinéma - to go to the cinema
Aller au stade - to go to the stadium
Aller au restaurant - to go the restaurant
Aller au centre de loisirs - to go to the leisure centre
Aller à la piscine - to go to the swimming pool
Aller à l’université - to go to university
Aller à ma chambre - to go to my bedroom
Étudier beaucoup - to study hard
Préparer le dîner - to prepare the dinner
Prendre l’autobus - to take the bus
Recycler le papier - to recycle paper
Téléphoner à des copains - to phone my friends
INFINITIVES
Acheter une chemise - to buy a blouse
Voir un film - to watch a movie
Voir un match - to watch a match
Fêter mon anniversaire - to celebrate my birthday
Garder la forme - to keep fit
Nager - to swim
Faire médecine - to study medicine
Regarder la télé - to watch TV
Réussir à un examen - to pass an exam
Aider ma mère - to help my mum
Arriver à l’heure - to arrive on time
Protéger l’environnement - to protect the environment
Leur bavarder - to talk to them
pour

26. BONNE CHANCE