The Future Tense (Le futur) The future tense is formed by adding “avoir” endings to the infinitive of a verb. Ai As A Ons Ez Ont parlerai choisirai Parleras choisiras Parlera choisira Parlerons choisirons Parlerez choisirez Parleront choisiront
If an infinitive ends in e, drop the e before adding the endings. Vendre = to sell (drop e first) Vendraivendrons Vendrasvendrez Vendravendront If an infinitive ends in e, drop the e before adding the endings. Vendre = to sell (drop e first) Vendraivendrons Vendrasvendrez Vendravendront
Irregular stems Voir = verr Aller = ir Avoir = aur Être = ser Faire = fer Vouloir (to want) = voudr Pouvoir (to be able,can) = pourr Devoir = devr Envoyer(to send) = enverr Venir = viendr Savoir = saur Recevoir (to receive) = recevr
Grossir Regarder Faire Aller Perdre Etre Vendre étudier Finir Avoir Voir Attendre
The future stem translates as “will” plus the verb. Si clauses with present and future tenses in French: The future tense is used in the result clause when the present is used in the “si” clause. For example: Si j’ai le temps, je ferai des achats. (If I have the time, I will shop.) The future is used in both parts of a clause if they are joined by quand, lorsque, dès que, or aussitôt que, if the events are in the future. This is unlike English. For example: Je te téléphonerai quand j’arriverai à Paris. How is this different from English? Lorsque = when Dès que = as soon as Aussitôt que = as soon as Je gagnerai de l’argent dès que je trouverai un travail.