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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric.
Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine.
Eric: Talking About the Future.
Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for describing something in the future.
PATTERN
Eric: For example, "I will go to the cinema tomorrow."
Yasmine: Je vais aller au cinéma demain.
Yasmine: [slow] Je vais aller au cinéma demain.
Eric: The pattern for describing something in the future has 4 elements. First, the pronoun, in this case "I."
Yasmine: Je.
Eric: Second, the verb "to go," conjugated in the first person singular.
Yasmine: vais.
Eric: Third, a verb in the infinitive form, in this case “to go.”
Yasmine: aller.
Eric: And last, the complement, in this case "to the cinema tomorrow."
Yasmine: au cinéma demain.
Eric: Altogether, we have "I will go to the cinema tomorrow."
Yasmine: Je vais aller au cinéma demain. [slow] Je vais aller au cinéma demain. [normal] Je vais aller au cinéma demain.
Eric: First you have a pronoun, then the verb "to go" conjugated according to the pronoun. This plays a similar role to the English auxiliary "will." Then we have a verb in the infinitive form, and lastly the complement.
Yasmine: Je vais aller au cinéma demain.
Eric: So remember, to describe something in the future, start with a pronoun, then the verb "to go" conjugated according to the pronoun, a verb in the infinitive form, and then the thing you want to describe.
Eric: Here's another example meaning, "I will read a book on the plane." First, the pronoun, in this case "I."
Yasmine: Je.
Eric: Second, the verb "to go," conjugated in the first person singular.
Yasmine: vais.
Eric: Third, a verb in the infinitive form, in this case “to read.”
Yasmine: lire.
Eric: And last, the complement, in this case "a book on the plane."
Yasmine: un livre dans l'avion.
Eric: Altogether we have...
Yasmine: Je vais lire un livre dans l'avion. [slow] Je vais lire un livre dans l'avion. [normal] Je vais lire un livre dans l'avion.
Eric: "I will read a book on the plane."
[pause]
Yasmine: Je vais lire un livre dans l'avion.
Eric: How do you say - "I will make crêpes for dinner." To give you a hint, "to make crepes for dinner" is...
Yasmine: faire des crêpes pour le dîner. [slow] faire des crêpes pour le dîner. [normal] faire des crêpes pour le dîner.
Eric: "I will make crêpes for dinner."
[pause]
Yasmine: Je vais faire des crêpes pour le dîner. [slow] Je vais faire des crêpes pour le dîner. [normal] Je vais faire des crêpes pour le dîner.
[pause]
Yasmine: Je vais faire des crêpes pour le dîner.
REVIEW
Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I’ll give you the English equivalent of the phrase, and you’re responsible for shouting it out loud in French. Here we go.
Eric: "I will go to the cinema tomorrow."
[pause]
Yasmine: Je vais aller au cinéma demain.
[pause]
Yasmine: Je vais aller au cinéma demain.
Eric: "I will read a book on the plane."
[pause]
Yasmine: Je vais lire un livre dans l'avion.
[pause]
Yasmine: Je vais lire un livre dans l'avion.
Eric: "I will make crêpes for dinner."
[pause]
Yasmine: Je vais faire des crêpes pour le dîner.
[pause]
Yasmine: Je vais faire des crêpes pour le dîner.

Outro
Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for describing something in the future, as in...
Yasmine: Je vais aller au cinéma demain.
Eric: meaning "I will go to the cinema tomorrow."
Eric: Thanks, everyone, see you next time!
Yasmine: A la prochaine!

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