CONTENT
  1. Forming the Futur Simple
  2. Futur Simple and Irregular Verbs

The futur simple (will-future or simple future in English) is used to show the speaker's intention in the future. It also appears in the main clause of a conditional sentence.

French

English

Demain, je lirai Harry Potter.

Tomorrow, I will read Harry Potter.

Forming the Futur Simple

Rule 1: To form it for regular verbs, the endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont are added to the infinitive.

Here's an example with the verb jouer (to play):

je jouerai nous jouerons
tu joueras vous jouerez
il, elle, on jouera ils, elles joueront
je jouerai nous jouerons
tu joueras vous jouerez
il, elle, on jouera ils, elles joueront

If the infinitive of the verb ends with -e, it is omitted. For example, prendre (to take) -> je prendrai.

Futur Simple and Irregular Verbs

Rule 2: The endings of the futur simple don't change (-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont), but some verbs' stems change.

French

English

Avoir : j’aurai

To have: I will have

Être : tu seras

To be: you will be

Aller : il ira

To go: he will go

Venir : nous viendrons

To come : we will come

Envoyer : vous enverrez

To send: you will send

Faire : ils feront

To do: they will do

- All verbs ending with -oir are irregular:

French

English

Vouloir : vous voudrez

To want : you will want

Pouvoir : ils pourront

To be able to: they will be able to

Voir : elles verront

To see: they will see

- With some verbs ending with -rir, the "i" is omited:

French

English

Courir : je courrai

To run: I will run

- Like in the present tense, sometimes there are other small changes when forming the simple future (accent, doubling of a consonant, changing "y" to "i"):

French

English

Acheter : tu achèteras

To buy: you will buy

Jeter : il jettera

To throw: he will throw

Payer : nous paierons

To pay: we will pay

Quiz

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Demain, j'___ une liste à mon ami.

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