Le Futur

OBJECTIVES

Saying what you are going to do Using the immediate future and the simple future

You have learned lots of verbs in the present tense. They are all very useful when you want to talk about what is happening now, or every day.

But you may want to talk about things that haven’t happened yet, that are in the future.

One way of doing this is to use the immediate future (in French the futur proche). This is really easy.

All you do is take the present tense of the verb aller (to go) and put an infinitive on the end.

Je vais – I go / I am going

Je vais + manger – I am going to eat

But do you remember the verb aller?

Decide if what you hear is a future or not and then in the box provided write what you hear in French and the translation in English

Check

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Decide if what you hear is a future or not and then in the box provided write what you hear in French and the translation in English

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LE FUTUR simple

Now another way of saying things in the future is to use:

LE FUTUR SIMPLE

LE FUTUR simple

1. Verbs ending in ER

Take the infinitive (the form of the verb you find in the dictionary)

-example: (to eat) = manger

add the following endings

Je –ai Nous -ons

Tu –as Vous -ez

Il/Elle/On –a Ils/Elles -ont

LE FUTUR simple

I will eat je mangeraiai

You will eat Tu mangerasas

He will eat Il mangeraa

She will eat Elle mangeraa

We will eat Nous mangeronsons

You will eat Vous mangerezez

They will eat Ils/elles mangerontont

LE FUTUR simple

2. Verbs ending in IR

Take the infinitive (the form of the verb you find in the dictionary)

example: (to finish) = finir

Add the same endings as you would for –ER verbs:

Je –ai Nous -ons

Tu –as Vous -ez

Il/Elle/On –a Ils/Elles -ont

I will finishje finirai

You will finishTu finiras

He will finishIl finira

She will finishElle finira

We will finishNous finirons

You will finishVous finirez

They will finishIls/elles finiront

3. Verbs ending in RE

Take the infinitive (the form of the verb you find in the dictionary)example: (to sell) = vendre

get rid of e = e = vendrvendr

Add the following endings:Je –ai Nous -ons

Tu –as Vous -ez

Il/Elle/On –a Ils/Elles -ont

*Yes, they’re the same endings as for –ER and –IR verbs!

I will sellje vendrai

You will sellTu vendras

He will sellIl vendra

She will sellElle vendra

We will sellNous vendrons

You will sellVous vendrez

They will sellIls/elles vendront

Now can you find the future of the following verbs Write them in the table in the next slide:

Je Je Tu Tu Il/elleIl/elle Nous Nous Vous Vous Ils/ellesIls/elles

Regarder (je), écouter (tu), chanter (il), danser (nous), choisir (vous), apprendre (elles), prendre (tu), ouvrir (tu), mentir (elles), sentir (vous), rigoler (nous), mettre (je) , penser (il), croire , fermer (nous), étudier (elles), bavarder (je), ranger (tu) , sortir (nous), aimer (vous), jouer (tu), répondre (il), rester (vous), rentrer (il), prêter (vous), acheter (je) , perdre (tu) , fumer (vous), boire (il), voler (nous).

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Je Je Tu Tu Il/elleIl/elle Nous Nous Vous Vous Ils/ellesIls/elles

Regarder (je), écouter (tu), chanter (il), danser (nous), choisir (vous), apprendre (elles), prendre (tu), ouvrir (tu), mentir (elles), sentir (vous), rigoler (nous), mettre (je) , penser (il), croire (tu) , fermer (nous), étudier (elles), bavarder (je), ranger (tu) , sortir (nous), aimer (vous), jouer (tu), répondre (il), rester (vous), rentrer (il), prêter (vous), acheter (je) , perdre (je) , fumer (vous), boire (il), voler (nous).

There are some verbs which do not follow this pattern; here are some of them:

Etre (to be) je serai

Avoir (to have) j’aurai

Faire (to do/to make) Je ferai

Aller (to go) J’irai

Pouvoir (to be able to) Je pourrai

Infinitive stem future translation

aller ir- j'irai I will go

courir courr- je courrai I will run

devoir devr- je devrai I will be obliged to

envoyer enverr- j'enverrai I will send

faire fer- je ferai I will do

falloir faudr- il faudra it will be necessary

mourir mourr- je mourrai I will die

obtenir obtiendr- j'obtiendrai I will obtain

pleuvoir pleuvr- il pleuvra it will rain

pouvoir pourr- je pourrai I will be able

recevoir recevr- je recevrai I will receive

savoir saur- je saurai I will know

tenir tiendr- je tiendrai I will hold

venir viendr- je viendrai I will come

voir verr- je verrai I will see

vouloir voudr- je voudrai I will want

Common stem spelling changes:Verbs with spelling changes like appeler, employer, and acheter add -r to the present tense je form to create their future stems

present tense stem future translation

j'appelle appeller- j'appellerai I will call

j'emploie emploier- j'emploierai I will use

j'achète achèter- j'achèterai I will buy

Other -er verbs verbs with spelling changes including préférer, manger, and commençer have regular future stems.

More verbs with irregular stems used to form the futur simple.

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Extension exercises.

Module 3.

1. cet été2. pendant les

vacances3. ce soir4. en juillet5. en août6. dans quelques

mois7. dans une semaine8. la semaine

prochaine9. le mois prochain10.le week-end

prochain

A) this eveningB) next weekC) this summerD) in a weekE) next weekendF) during the holidaysG) in a few monthsH) next monthI) in AugustJ) in July

CFAJIGDBHE

Match the English and the French

CONTINUE

1. cet été2. pendant les

vacances3. ce soir4. en juillet5. en août6. dans quelques

mois7. dans une semaine8. la semaine

prochaine9. le mois prochain10.le week-end

prochain

A) this eveningB) next weekC) this summerD) in a weekE) next weekendF) during the holidaysG) in a few monthsH) next monthI) in AugustJ) in July

CFAJIGDBHE

Match the English and the French

CONTINUE