Learn French: Simple Future Tense
LE FUTUR SIMPLE
How to conjugate French verbs in the Future
You may already know how to form the near future, LE FUTUR PROCHE, in French, using the verb ALLER. If not, here’s YOUR LESSON ON THE FRENCH IMMEDIATE FUTURE. Click on the link and learn all there is to know about it.
But there is another future tense you can use: LE FUTUR SIMPLE. One thing you’ll notice about this tense is that it always includes the letter “R”. Why’s that? Because of how we form it:
Infinitive of Verb + Future Endings (-AI, -AS, -A, -ONS, -EZ, -ONT)
A little trick to remember those endings: they’re very similar to the conjugation of AVOIR in the present tense.
Here are some examples of -ER and -IR ending verbs conjugated in the simple future tense:
DANSER FINIR
Je danserAI Je finirAI
Tu danserAS Tu finirAS
Il/Elle/On danserA Il/Elle/On finirA
Nous danserONS Nous finirONS
Vous danserEZ Vous finirEZ
Ils/Elles danserONT Ils/Elles finirONT
As for -RE ending verbs, they kind of follow the rule, but not quite, since you’re going to have to drop the -E of the infinitive to form the future. This is what I mean:
PRENDRE
Je prendrAI
Tu prendrAS
Il/Elle/On prendrA
Nous prendrONS
Vous prendrEZ
Ils/Elles prendrONT
All clear in your head? Then now, we can add the list of IRREGULAR VERBS you’re going to have to memorize! Yay!! Let’s work those memory muscles! Here is a list of those verbs in the infinitive, with their irregular future stems:
ALLER (to go): IR-
APERCEVOIR (to have a quick look at): APERCEVR-
AVOIR (to have): AUR-
CUEILLIR (to pick): CUEILLER-
COURIR (to run): COURR-
DEVOIR (to have to): DEVR-
ENVOYER (to send): ENVERR-
ÊTRE (to be): SER-
FAIRE (to do): FER-
FALLOIR (one has to): IL FAUDRA
MOURIR (to die): MOURR-
POUVOIR (to be able to): POURR-
PLEUVOIR (to rain): IL PLEUVRA
RECEVOIR (to receive): RECEVR-
S’ASSEOIR (to sit down): S’ASSIÉR- or S’ASSOIR-
SAVOIR (to know): SAUR-
TENIR (to hold): TIENDR-
VALOIR (to be worth): VAUDR-
VENIR (to come): DEVIENDR-
VOIR (to see): VERR-
Et voilà, you can now talk about the FUTURE in French!!! So, plan ahead…
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