French Grammar
Tenses & Moods
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4 articlesFutur simpleA2Simple Future
Simple future (futur simple) is used to describe actions that will happen in the future.
- Je ferai un rapport en fin de journée.
- I will make a report at the end of the day.
- Je terminerai mon travail d'ici vendredi.
- I will finish my work by Friday.
- Je parlerai avec un client demain.
- I will speak with a client tomorrow.
- Je serai en vacance la semaine prochaine.
- I will be on vacation next week.
Formation
Stem: Use the full infinitive for regular verbs (e.g., parler → parler-; finir → finir-). For irregular verbs (in the 3rd group), use a modified stem (e.g., prendre → prendr-; être → ser-).
Endings: Add these endings to the stem:
- -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont
Conjugation Table
| Pronoun | Ending | parler (to speak) | finir (to finish) | prendre (to take) | être (to be) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | -ai | je parlerai | je finirai | je prendrai | je serai |
| tu | -as | tu parleras | tu finiras | tu prendras | tu seras |
| il/elle | -a | il/elle parlera | il/elle finira | il/elle prendra | il/elle sera |
| nous | -ons | nous parlerons | nous finirons | nous prendrons | nous serons |
| vous | -ez | vous parlerez | vous finirez | vous prendrez | vous serez |
| ils/elles | -ont | ils/elles parleront | ils/elles finiront | ils/elles prendront | ils/elles seront |
Irregular Stems for Futur Simple
| Verb | Infinitive | Irregular Stem | Example | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| être | to be | ser- | je serai | I will be |
| avoir | to have | aur- | j’aurai | I will have |
| aller | to go | ir- | j’irai | I will go |
| venir | to come | viendr- | je viendrai | I will come |
| faire | to do/make | fer- | je ferai | I will do |
| prendre | to take | prendr- | je prendrai | I will take |
| tenir | to hold | tiendr- | je tiendrai | I will hold |
| pouvoir | to be able | pourr- | je pourrai | I will be able |
| savoir | to know | saur- | je saurai | I will know |
| voir | to see | verr- | je verrai | I will see |
| vouloir | to want | voudr- | je voudrai | I will want |
| recevoir | to receive | recevr- | je recevrai | I will receive |
| devoir | to have to | devr- | je devrai | I will have to |
-re Verbs
In the futur simple, regular -re verbs use the full infinitive as the stem (e.g., attendre → attendrai). We just removed the -e at the end of the stem.