Near Future, Recent Past & Present Progressive in French: A1 flashcards

Question 1

Rule: How do you form the near future (« futur proche »)?

Accepted Answer

aller (in the present) + infinitive, for something that is going to happen or is planned / Je vais partir. (I'm going to leave.)

Question 2

Put in the near future: Je visite Paris.

Accepted Answer

Je vais visiter Paris. / (I'm visiting Paris. → I'm going to visit Paris.)

Question 3

Put in the near future: Il fait beau.

Accepted Answer

Il va faire beau. / (The weather is nice. → The weather is going to be nice.)

Question 4

Put in the near future: Elles finissent le travail.

Accepted Answer

Elles vont finir le travail. / (They finish work. → They're going to finish work.)

Question 5

Put in the near future: Tu prends le train ?

Accepted Answer

Tu vas prendre le train ? / (Are you taking the train? → Are you going to take the train?)

Question 6

Put in the near future: Nous dînons au restaurant.

Accepted Answer

Nous allons dîner au restaurant. / (We're having dinner at a restaurant. → We're going to have dinner at a restaurant.)

Question 7

Rule: Where do « ne » and « pas » go in the near future?

Accepted Answer

Around « aller » / Je ne vais pas partir. (I'm not going to leave.)

Question 8

Make negative: Je vais sortir ce soir.

Accepted Answer

Je ne vais pas sortir ce soir. / (I'm going to go out tonight. → I'm not going to go out tonight.)

Question 9

Make negative: Ils vont venir.

Accepted Answer

Ils ne vont pas venir. / (They're going to come. → They're not going to come.)

Question 10

Rule: How do you say that something has just happened?

Accepted Answer

venir de (in the present) + infinitive, with « d' » before a vowel or silent h / Je viens de manger. Il vient d'arriver. (I've just eaten. He's just arrived.)

Question 11

Put in the recent past: Elle téléphone à sa mère.

Accepted Answer

Elle vient de téléphoner à sa mère. / (She phones her mother. → She has just phoned her mother.)

Question 12

Put in the recent past: Tu finis tes devoirs ?

Accepted Answer

Tu viens de finir tes devoirs ? / (Are you finishing your homework? → Have you just finished your homework?)

Question 13

Put in the recent past: Nous arrivons.

Accepted Answer

Nous venons d'arriver. / (We're arriving. → We've just arrived.)

Question 14

Put in the recent past: Le film commence.

Accepted Answer

Le film vient de commencer. / (The film is starting. → The film has just started.)

Question 15

Rule: How do you emphasize that something is happening right now?

Accepted Answer

être (in the present) + en train de + infinitive, with « d' » before a vowel or silent h
Je suis en train de lire. (I'm reading right now.)
French often uses the simple present when no emphasis is needed.

Question 16

Emphasize that it is happening right now: Je travaille.

Accepted Answer

Je suis en train de travailler. / (I'm working. → I'm working right now.)

Question 17

Emphasize that it is happening right now: Ils regardent un film.

Accepted Answer

Ils sont en train de regarder un film. / (They're watching a film. → They're watching a film right now.)

Question 18

Emphasize that it is happening right now: Elle prépare le dîner.

Accepted Answer

Elle est en train de préparer le dîner. / (She's making dinner. → She's making dinner right now.)

Question 19

Emphasize that it is happening right now: Nous attendons le bus.

Accepted Answer

Nous sommes en train d'attendre le bus. / (We're waiting for the bus. → We're waiting for the bus right now.)

Question 20

Rule: How do you tell « aller + infinitive » from « venir de + infinitive »?

Accepted Answer

aller + infinitive: it is going to happen or is planned / venir de + infinitive: it has just happened / Je vais sortir. Je viens de rentrer. (I'm going to go out. I've just come home.)

Question 21

Choose: Il ___ partir, il n'est plus là. (va / vient de)

Accepted Answer

Il vient de partir, il n'est plus là. / (He has just left, he isn't here anymore.)

Question 22

Choose: Demain, nous ___ visiter le musée. (allons / venons de)

Accepted Answer

Demain, nous allons visiter le musée. / (Tomorrow, we're going to visit the museum.)

Near Future, Recent Past & Present Progressive in French A1

The rules

How do you form the near future (« futur proche »)?

Where do « ne » and « pas » go in the near future?

How do you say that something has just happened?

How do you emphasize that something is happening right now?

How do you tell « aller + infinitive » from « venir de + infinitive »?

Common mistakes

17 exercises

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