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.

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1 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

2 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

3 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

4 Grossir Regarder Faire Aller Perdre Etre Vendre étudier Finir Avoir Voir Attendre

5 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.