1- Use :
V. Passerat 1- Use The future tense is used to describe something that is going to happen or will / shall happen later on.
As in English, there are three main ways of describing the future action.
2-1- The immediate future(in English “going to” + verb) :
V. Passerat 2-1- The immediate future(in English “going to” + verb) The French structure is “aller” verb in the present tense + an infinitive (that is to say a verb ending in “ER”, “IR” or “RE”).
Je vais jouer
Tu vas jouer
Il, Elle, On va faire
Nous allons faire
Vous allez finir
Ils, Elles vont finir (…)
Examples :
V. Passerat Examples une glace faire du shopping manger Tu vas Elle va jouer au foot Je vais
2-2- The future tense(In English, will/shall + verb) :
V. Passerat 2-2- The future tense(In English, will/shall + verb) The French structure is the infinitive form of the verb + the specific future endings.
Don’t forget to remove the “e” of “RE” verbs before you do so!
Je jouer ai
Tu jouer as
Il, Elle, On choisir a
Nous choisir ons
Vous boire ez
Ils, Elles boire ont
2-3- The present (!) :
V. Passerat 2-3- The present (!) You may express a future idea with a present tense.
Examples:
Ce week-end, je reste à la maison.
L’année prochaine, je pars en Italie.
2-4- Irregular verbs :
V. Passerat 2-4- Irregular verbs Here is the list of verbs that alter their stem in the future tense. Once it is altered, it stays the same at all persons.
Être ser + endings
Avoir aur + endings
Aller ir + endings
Faire fer + endings
Pouvoir pourr + endings
Savoir saur + endings
Vouloir voudr + endings
Venir viendr + endings
3- Time indicators :
V. Passerat 3- Time indicators Demain (tomorrow)
Après (later)
Ce soir (tonight)
Cet après-midi (this afternoon)
Ensuite (after)
Plus tard (later on)
Pendant les vacances (during the holidays)
Le week-end prochain (Next week-end)
L’année prochaine (Next year)