Le futur simple
This tense, le futur simple, is used to discuss what will happen in the future. It is a simple tense requiring a stem and an ending. The stem is usually the entire infinitive verb (except for -re verbs or irregular verbs ending in -re, which lose -e from the ending of the infinitive).
Example:
Je mange une pomme – I eat an apple
Demain, je mangerai une pomme – tomorrow, I will eat an apple
Stem = manger
The endings are –ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont
Look at the future tense conjugations of the following regular verbs:
Je parlerai Tu parleras il parlera Nous parlerons Vous parlerez Ils parleront |
je réussirai tu réussiras il réussira nous réussirons vous réussirez ils réussiront |
je vendrai tu vendras il vendra nous vendrons vous vendrez ils vendront |
Now is your turn
Please change the following sentences to future.
Nous écoutons la radio – Nous ___________ la radio
Je parle avec mon père – Je ______ avec mon père
Vous achetez du pain – Vous _________du pain
Sometimes it helps if you add these words to express future tense:
Irregular verbs in Future tense
Many frequently used verbs have an irregular future stem. Learn about those verbs here:
Irregular verbs in Future tense
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