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

successful if you can describe You will be successful if you can describe what an infinitive is and combine it with at 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

apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? Are they infinitives? Je vais = I go apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean ‘to….’

apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? Are they infinitives? aller = to go apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean ‘to….’

apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? Are they infinitives? je peux = I am able apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean ‘to….’

apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? Are they infinitives? pouvoir = to be able apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean ‘to….’

apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? Are they infinitives? jouer au foot = to play football apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean ‘to….’

Je joue au foot = I play football 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….’

Je fais de la natation = I go swimming Are they infinitives? Je fais de la natation = I go swimming apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean ‘to….’

faire de la natation = to go swimming 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….’

apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? Are they infinitives? finir = to finish apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean ‘to….’

apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? Are they infinitives? Je finis = I finish apply the rules – does it end in er, ir or re? does it mean ‘to….’

               W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W ALLER FAIRE  DANSER  CHANTÉ VOULOIR  ÉTAIT W W TRAVAILLÉ VEUX JOUER  EST JOUE MANGER  W W W W BOIRE  NAGÉ SUIS FINIR  INVITER  MANGÉ W W W    JOUONS AVOIR  ACHETER FAISONS NAGER CHANTER W W HABITER  FAIS REGARDÉ ÊTRE  TROUVÉ ALLÉ W W W W

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 Yes! Does it make sense? I like to play football 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 I love je vais*** I am going on peut you are able (or you can) je préfère I prefer

Fais les phrases! je préfère je déteste faire de la natation aller en ville j’adore faire des randonnées visiter les musées on peut jouer au football je vais*** aller à la campagne j’aime aller au stade je n’aime pas écouter de la musique

Questions… Qu’est-ce que tu vas faire? Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire?

successful if you can describe You will be successful if you can describe what an infinitive is and combine it with at least one other verb to build a sentence!