Future Plans: Studying (AQA GCSE French): Flashcards

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  • l'avenir (m)

    L'avenir means the future.

  • le but

    Le but means a goal, aim or objective.

  • la note

    La note means a mark or grade.

  • la lecture

    La lecture means reading.

  • l'université (f)

    L'université means university.

  • le choix

    Le choix means a choice.

  • une année sabbatique

    Une année sabbatique means a gap year.

  • What does the verb réussir mean?

    The verb réussir means to succeed or to pass an exam.

  • How do you say 'I would like (to)' in French?

    'I would like (to)' is Je voudrais in French.

  • What does Si j'ai de la chance mean?

    Si j'ai de la chance means 'if I am lucky'.

  • True or False?

    The French word lecture means 'a lecture'.

    False.

    Lecture is a false friend: it means reading, not a lecture.

  • True or False?

    The French word la chance means 'luck'.

    True.

    La chance means luck; the word for a 'chance' or 'opportunity' is une occasion.

  • Mon est de réussir mes examens.

    Mon objectif est de réussir mes examens.

  • Si j'avais le , je voudrais aller à l'université.

    Si j'avais le choix, je voudrais aller à l'université.

  • Define the near future tense.

    The near future tense uses the present tense of aller plus an infinitive to say what you are 'going to' do.

  • Which verb do you use to form the near future tense?

    You use the present tense of aller plus an infinitive to form the near future tense.

  • What is the je form of aller in the near future?

    The je form is je vais, as in je vais étudier (I am going to study).

  • What is the nous form of aller in the present tense?

    The nous form of aller is nous allons.

  • What is the vous form of aller in the present tense?

    The vous form of aller is vous allez.

  • What is the ils / elles form of aller in the present tense?

    The ils / elles form of aller is ils / elles vont.

  • How do you make a near future sentence negative?

    You put ne … pas around the form of aller, as in nous n'allons pas étudier (we are not going to study).

  • Which three French spellings – è, ê and ai – share the same sound?

    The spellings è, ê and ai are all open sounds pronounced the same, as in collège, être and secrétaire.

  • True or False?

    The near future tense is formed with the verb avoir plus an infinitive.

    False.

    The near future uses aller (not avoir) plus an infinitive, as in je vais étudier.

  • True or False?

    The sounds è, ê and ai are each pronounced differently.

    False.

    The sounds è, ê and ai are all pronounced exactly the same.

  • Je aller à l'université.

    Je vais aller à l'université.

  • Nous n'allons étudier les maths.

    Nous n'allons pas étudier les maths.

  • Ils ne pas réussir les examens.

    Ils ne vont pas réussir les examens.

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