Transcript Simple Future

The Simple Future
When do you use the future tense?
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The future tense is used to describe
an action which will (or is going to)
happen at a later date.
How do you form the future tense?
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The endings of the simple future tense are the
same as the endings of ‘AVOIR’ in the present
tense.
ai
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 a / a / a
 ons
 ez
 ont / ont
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-ER and –IR Verbs
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To form the simple future of –ER and -IR
verbs you just need to add the endings to
the infinitive...
-ER Verbs
(manger = to eat)
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Je manger ai
Tu manger as
Il/elle/on manger a
Nous manger ons
Vous manger ez
Ils/elles manger ont
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I will eat
You will eat (informal)
He/she/one will eat
We will eat
You will eat (formal/group)
They will eat (masc/fem)
-IR Verbs
(dormir = to sleep)
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Je dormir ai
Tu dormir as
Il/elle/on dormir a
Nous dormir ons
Vous dormir ez
Ils/elles dormir ont
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I will sleep
You will sleep (informal)
He/she/one will sleep
We will sleep
You will sleep (formal/group)
They will sleep (masc/fem)
-RE Verbs
(vendre = to sell)
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To form the simple future of –RE verbs you
just need to remove the final E and add the
endings to the infinitive:
Je vendr ai
Tu vendr as
Il/elle/on vendr a
Nous vendr ons
Vous vendr ez
Ils/elles vendr ont
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I will sell
You will sell (informal)
He/she/one will sell
We will sell
You will sell (formal/group)
They will sell (masc/fem)
Ecris des phrases au futur
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Tomorrow
I
2
This evening
We
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Tomorrow
morning
He
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5
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Next week
My friends
At 6pm
You (friendly)
Next weekend
My father
Irregular verb 1
(aller = to go)
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J’ir ai
Tu ir as
Il/elle/on ir a
Nous irons
Vous ir ez
Ils/elles ir ont
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I will go
You will go (informal)
He/she/one will go
We will go
You will go (formal/group)
They will go (masc/fem)
Irregular verb 2
(faire = to do)
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Je fer ai
Tu fer as
Il/elle/on fer a
Nous fer ons
Vous fer ez
Ils/elles fer ont
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I will do
You will do (informal)
He/she/one will do
We will do
You will do (formal/group)
They will do (masc/fem)