French II/The simple future
 Courses in French
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| Course #1: | Français I |
| Course #2: | Français II |
| Course #3: | Français III |
| Course #4: | Français IV |
Français II
Lessons in Français II
- Leçon 1 - The Perfect Tense
- Leçon 2 - Starting to understand the French pronoun
- Leçon 3 - Common Irregular Verbs; Reflexive Verbs
- Leçon 4 - The Simple Future
French II, lesson 4
Introduction
editSimple Future in French is a tense to talk about future. In French people don't use a modal verb like will but a real tense.
Formation: Verb's infinitive + conjugation form :
je parler + -ai I will talk
tu parler + -as You will talk
il/elle/on parler + -a He/she/it will talk
nous parler + -ons We will talk
vous parler + -ez You will talk
ils/elles parler + -ont They will talk
Example
editFirst verb group (Verb with -er end)
editchanter (to sing)
je chanterai
tu chanteras
il chantera
nous chanterons
vous chanterez
ils chanteront
Second verb group (Verb with -ir end)
editfinir (to end)
je finirai
tu finiras
il finira
nous finirons
vous finirez
ils finiront
Third verb group (Verbe with -re /- oir end)
editlire (to read)
je lirai
tu liras
il lira
nous lirons
vous lirez
ils liront
Verbs which end is -re- loose their last "e" in the simple past.
irregular Form
editavoir (to have)
j’ aurai
tu auras
il aura
nous aurons
vous aurez
ils auront
être (to be)
je serai
tu seras
il sera
nous serons
vous serez
ils seront
acheter (to buy) -> j'achèterai
aller (to go) -> j'irai
apercevoir (to make out) -> j'apercevrai
s'asseoir (to sit) -> je m'assiérai
courir (to run) -> je courrai
devenir (to become) -> je deviendrai
devoir (must) -> je devrai
s'ennuyer (to bore) -> je m´ennuierai
envoyer (to send) -> j'enverrai
jeter (to throw) -> je jetterai
falloir (to need) -> il faudra
faire (to do) -> je ferai
pleuvoir (to rain) -> il pleuvra
pouvoir (to can) -> je pourrai
recevoir (to receive) -> je recevrai
savoir (to know) -> je saurai
se souvenir (to remenber) -> je me souviendrai
tenir (to hold) -> je tiendrai
valoir (to earn sbd smth) -> je vaudrai
venir (to come) -> je viendrai
voir (to see) -> je verrai
vouloir (to want) -> je voudrai (NB: It's not the same as "je voudrais = I would " )
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