Future simple

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The future tense simple is a tense of the French language . It corresponds to the German future tense .

use

In French, the futur simple is mainly used in written and sophisticated language, whereas in colloquial language the futur composé is mostly used. It identifies events that lie in the distant future or the details of which are still undetermined.

The futur simple only exists in the indicative .

Formation: Infinitive of the verb + the conjugated forms of avoir (exception 1st and 2nd person plural, there only the ending of the corresponding form). If the 1st person singular deviates slightly from the infinitive, this form is to be used as the stem and is supplemented by an "r". (appeler, j'appelle, j'appellerai). Thus it is more advantageous for many verbs not to form the stem from the infinitive. 


je         parler + -ai          je             parlerai
tu                  -as          tu             parleras          
il/elle/on          -a           il/elle/on     parlera
nous                -ons         nous           parlerons
vous                -ez          vous           parlerez
ils/elles           -ont         ils/elles      parleront

Examples

Verbs of the first group

(Verbs ending in -er)

chanter (singing)

ever chanter ai
do chanter as
il chanter a
nous chanter ons
vous chanter ez
ils chanter ont

Verbs of the second group

(Verbs ending in -ir)

finir (end, end)

ever finir ai
do finir as
il / elle / on finir a
nous finir ons
vous finir ez
ils / elles finir ont

Verbs of the third group

(Verbs ending in -re / - oir)

lire (read)

ever lir ai
do lir as
il lir a
nous lir ons
vous lir ez
ils lir ont

With regular conjugation, the infinitive is simply supplemented by the ending of the futur simple . For verbs with -re- (3rd group), however, the stem is shortened by the e.

Exceptions

Personal pronouns all avoir être fair pouvoir savoir voir vouloir boire
ever irai aurai serai ferai pourrai saurai verrai voudrai boirai
do iras auras seras feras pourras sauras verras voudras bouras
il, elle, on ira aura sera fera pourra saura verra voudra boura
nous irons aurons serons ferons pourrons saurons verrons voudrons bourons
vous irez aurez serez ferez pourrez sourz verrez voudrez bourez
ils, elles iront auront seront feront pourront sauront verront voudront bouront

Different examples

eighth → j'achèterai to buy
all → j'irai go
apercevoir → j'apercevrai to notice
s'asseoir → je m'assiérai / je m'assoirai to sit down
courir → je courrai to run
devenir → je deviendrai become
devoir → je devrai must, should
s'ennuyer → je m'ennuierai be bored
envoyer → j'enverrai send
jeter → je jetterai throw
falloir → il faudra need, be necessary
(Comment: falloir is only used in the 3rd person singular.)
fair → je ferai do, do
pleuvoir → il pleuvra rain
(Comment: pleuvoir is only used in the 3rd person singular.)
pouvoir → je pourrai can
recevoir → je recevrai receive
savoir → je saurai knowledge
se souvenir → je me souviendrai to remember
tenir → je tiendrai hold
valoir → je vaudrai be worth applying
venir → je viendrai come
voir → je verrai see
vouloir → je voudrai want
(Comment: Do not confuse it with “ je voudrais = I would like to”. This is conditionnel .)