Transcript Le Futur simple

Le Futur
simple
Saying when things will happen
Le Futur proche
• You already know how to use « le futur
proche » (the near future) by using the
present tense form of « aller » and
following it with an infinitive.
Je parle (present tense)
Je vais parler (futur proche)
I am going to speak
• However, the futur proche implies that
something is going to happen, and not
that it will happen.
*Le futur proche is not a tense* It is part
of the present tense.
Le Futur simple
• Le futur simple is a tense that describes what
will happen
• In English, to make the future, you insert the
helping verb « will » before the present tense
verb.
- I go
→ present tense
- I will go → future (present tense with the
helping verb « will » in front)
Le Futur simple
• In French, however, the future is formed
by adding endings to the infinitive:
Je parle → I speak (present tense)
Je parlerai → I will speak (futur simple)
• In other words,
the English word
« will »
is included
in the ending.
Forming le futur simple
• To form the futur:
Infinitive of the verb +
-ai
-as
-a
-ons
-ez
-ont
– parler → je parlerai
– finir → tu finiras
• For –re verbs, drop the final « e », before
adding the endings
rendre → nous rendrons
Le verbes irréguliers
• Like all tenses, there are irregular
verbs in the futur simple. This means
that some verbs do not have the
intinitive as its stem.
avoir → j’aurai
être → nous serons
• The endings do not change.
Les verbes irréguliers
aller →
avoir →
devoir →
être →
faire →
pouvoir →
venir →
voir →
vouloir →
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À-vous
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I will eat
You will talk
He will do
She will celebrate
One will light
We will come
You (pl.) will see
They (m.) will have