Learning Objectives: To know what an INFINITIVE is and how to use it to help you build sentences.

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!