learning objectives: to know what an infinitive is and how to use it to help you build sentences
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Learning Objectives:
• To know what an INFINITIVE is and
• how to use it to help you build sentences
You will besuccessful if you can describe
what an infinitive isand
combine it withat least one other verb
to build a sentence!
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?
Can you remember…
• Found in the dictionary• Ends in ER, IR or RE• Means in English ‘to do’ something
Are they infinitives?
Je vais = I go
apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re?does it mean ‘to….’
Are they infinitives?
aller = to go
apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re?does it mean ‘to….’
Are they infinitives?
je peux = I am able
apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re?does it mean ‘to….’
Are they infinitives?
pouvoir = to be able
apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re?does it mean ‘to….’
Are they infinitives?
jouer au foot = to play football
apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re?does it mean ‘to….’
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….’
Are they infinitives?
Je fais de la natation = I go
swimmingapply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re?
does it mean ‘to….’
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….’
Are they infinitives?
finir = to finish
apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re?does it mean ‘to….’
Are they infinitives?
Je finis = I finish
apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re?does it mean ‘to….’
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
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????
building blocks…
• think of the infinitives as building blocks – let’s make them RED.
faire de la natation
jouer au football
aller en ville
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…
combining blocks…
• Can anybody think of anything we could combine our infinitive blocks with to make a sentence?
j’aime = I like
• Does it make sense?
I like to play football
j’aime jouer au football
Yes!By adding another building block (j’aime) we’ve built a sentence which means something!
je n’aime pas = I don’t like
• Does it make sense?
I don’t like to play football
je n’aime pas jouer au football
Yes!By adding another building block (je n’aime pas) we’ve built a sentence which means something!
More green building blocks…
je déteste I hate
j’adore
je vais***
on peut
je préfère
I love
I am going
you are able (or you can)
I prefer
Fais les phrases!je déteste
j’adore
je vais***on peut
je préfère
j’aime
faire de la natation
jouer au football
aller en ville
aller à la campagne
faire des randonnéesvisiter les musées
je n’aime pasaller au stade
écouter de la musique
Questions…
• Qu’est-ce que tu vas faire?• Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire?
You will besuccessful if you can describe
what an infinitive isand
combine it withat least one other verb
to build a sentence!
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