How to master “futur simple” future tense in French?
The simple future tense is the main future tense in French.
It is used to talk about your plans or make predictions for the future.
How form the future?
The simple future tense is formed from the infinitive of the verb. You just have to add the following endings to the infinitive to get the simple future tense.
Ai, as, a, ons, ez, ont
For example for the verb to eat (manger):
Je mangerai
tu mangeras
il mangera
nous mangerons
vous mangerez,
ils mangeront
Same thing for 2nd group verbs like “finir”:
Je finirai
tu finiras
il finira
nous finirons
vous finirez
ils finiront
As usual you have to be careful with irregular verbs, especially “avoir”, “รชtre”, “faire” and “aller” which become:
J’aurai
Je serai
Je ferai
J’irai
When to use the future simple in French
To talk about your plans:
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To make predictions:
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-Je suis sรปr que le prochain sera passionant.
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