8 Permission and obligation In this unit you will learn • To say what you can do • To give and refuse permission • To say what needs to be done • To give orders and instructions Topic • Leisure activities and plans
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Verbs followed by an infinitive: pouvoir (to be able to), savoir (to know, to know how to), vouloir (to want to), devoir (to have to) Impersonal expressions: il faut (falloir to need something/ to be necessary), il pleut (pleuvoir to rain) Other verbs ending in -oir: valoir (to be worth), voir (to see), recevoir (to receive), s’asseoir (to sit down) Expressions with avoir
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The difference between savoir and connaître Devoir (to have to or to owe)