Le futur proche Flashcards

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Usage

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Literal translation: Subject + going to do + something
Uses:
- action that will take place shortly
- planned action for the near future

Note: In English we often use words such as ‘about’ to when we want to emphasise that an action will happen shortly.

Example:
Elle va prendre son sac.
(She’s about to pick up her bag.

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Construction

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We need the conjugated form of ‘aller’ and the infinitive of the full verb.

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I will tell you about what I will do this weekend

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Je vais vous parler de ce que je ferais ce week-end

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Translate:
Is she going to leave soon?
(3 ways to ask a question)

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Elle va partir bientôt ?
Est-ce qu’elle va partir bientôt ?
Va-t-elle partir bientôt ?

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Translate:
Are the children going to play outside ?
(3 ways to ask a question)

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Les enfants vont jouer dehors ?
Est-ce que les enfants vont jouer dehors ?
Les enfants vont-ils jouer dehors ?

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Translate:

When do you finish ? (formal)

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Quand (a quelle heure) est-ce que vous allez finir ?

Quand allez-vous finir ?

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Where in Great Britain are you going to stay ?

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Tu vas rester en Grande-Bretagne où ?
Où vas-tu rester en Grande-Bretagne ?
Où est-ce que tu vas rester en Grande-Bretagne ?

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Perhaps you are not going to believe me

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Peut-être que vous n’allez pas me croire.

Ou

Peut-être n’allez-vous pas me croire ?

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It (the Monaco Grand Prix) will take place next week

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Il (le grand prix de Monaco) va avoir lieu la semaine prochaine

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Are you going to visit your grandma next week.

I am going to visit her next week.

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Tu vas rendre visite à ta grand-mère la semaine prochaine?

Oui, je vais lui rendre visite la semaine prochaine.

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The plane is going to take off at 11 am

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L’avion va décoller à onze heures

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the plane will land at 4pm

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l’avion va atterrir (débarquer) à 16h

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I will leave you

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Je vais te laisser

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