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

2. 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!

3. 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?

4. Can you remember… Found in the dictionary Ends in ER, IR or RE
Means in English ‘to do’ something

5. 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….’

6. 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….’

7. 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….’

8. 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….’

9. 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….’

10. 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….’

11. 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….’

12. 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….’

13. 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….’

14. 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….’

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JOUE
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16. 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????

17. building blocks…
think of the infinitives as building blocks – let’s make them RED.
faire de la natation
jouer au football
aller en ville

18. 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…

19. combining blocks…
Can anybody think of anything we could combine our infinitive blocks with to make a sentence?

20. 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!

21. 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!

22. 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

23. 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

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

25. 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!