Learn how to describe something in the future
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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 |
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| 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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