Coffee Break French CBF 2:37 | The future tense "they're up to something"
Mar 25, 2010
A lively dinner chat turns into plans for a trip to Italy and the weather that might change them. Conversation drifts to photography gear and a new Canon that sparks excitement. Grammar moments highlight future-tense forms and conditional plans. A playful mystery about someone 'mijoter un truc' adds a humorous twist.
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Use En Principe To Hedge Plans
- Use en principe to mean "all being well" or "in principle" when describing planned actions.
- In the dialogue David says en principe, nous allons en Italie to indicate a planned trip.
Venir De Means Just Did
- Venir de + infinitive expresses a recent action equivalent to "have just" done something.
- Jean-Jacques says le nouveau Canon qu'ils viennent de sortir to mean the camera has just been released.
Use Future With Dès Que For Linked Events
- When two future events are linked with dès que, use the future tense for both verbs in French.
- Jean-Jacques says J'en achèterai un dès que je pourrai to mean I'll buy one as soon as I can.