Chapitre Quatre
Expression: Aller + infinitive
Exercice 4.4 - 4.7
Expression: Aller + infinitive
The expression aller + infinitive is used to speak about the near future in French. The English equivalent is “To be going to (do something) ___________.”
- First, conjugate aller according to who is going to do the action.
- Add the infinitive for the future action.
Modèles :
Ce week-end, je vais sortir avec mes amis.
Demain, Édouard va voyager à Nice.
Jeudi prochain, je vais aller au concert de Madonna avec ma famille.
Anne va acheter une nouvelle voiture ce samedi.
Expressions for talking about the future:
l’après-midi/dans l’après-midi
*we use the feminine form to emphasize the “duration” or what happens during that time:
Je vais voyager au Pérou la semaine prochaine. Je vais visiter Machu Picchu. Je vais visiter les géoglyphes de Nazca aussi. Ce voyage va être merveilleux.
Exercice 4.4
Exercice 4.5
Exercice 4.6
Exercice 4.7
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this weekend
I'm going to go out
with my friends
tomorrow
is going to travel to
next Thursday
I'm going to go
to the concert
of
with my family
is going to buy
a new car
this Saturday
next Monday, Tuesday, etc.
next month
next year
next week
the upcoming ___________
this (Monday, Tuesday, etc...)
this month
this evening
this year
this afternoon
this year
this week
this night, tonight
today
both mean "in the morning" but we use the feminine form to emphasize the “duration” or what happens during that time
in the afternoon
both mean "in the evening" but we use the feminine form to emphasize the “duration” or what happens during that time
I'm going to dance this evening.
I'm going to dance all evening long
I'm going to travel to Peru next week
I'm going to visit
I'm also going to visit the Nazca lines
It's going to be a great trip
