French II/The simple future
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French II, lesson 4
Introduction[edit | edit source]Simple 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.
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[edit | edit source]First verb group (Verb with -er end)[edit | edit source]chanter (to sing) je chanterai tu chanteras il chantera nous chanterons vous chanterez ils chanteront Second verb group (Verb with -ir end)[edit | edit source]finir (to end) je finirai tu finiras il finira nous finirons vous finirez ils finiront Third verb group (Verbe with -re /- oir end)[edit | edit source]lire (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[edit | edit source]avoir (to have) j’ aurai tu auras il aura nous aurons vous aurez ils auront
je serai tu seras il sera nous serons vous serez ils seront
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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