The document teaches how to form and use the near future tense in French. It provides examples of things people are going to do, such as "This weekend I am going to go shopping with my friends." It then explains that to form the near future tense, you take the present tense of "aller" and add the infinitive of the main verb, such as "Je vais danser" for "I am going to dance." Several examples are given and the reader is prompted to provide their own translations into French of sentences involving things people are going to do.

1. Objective:
To learn how to form and use the near future
tense in French.
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2.  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.
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3. 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
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4. 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
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Note that
they all end
in ER, IR or
RE! 

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 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

6.  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.
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7. 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.
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8. 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.
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