The futur simple

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The futur simple describes what will happen. It is especially common for predictions, promises, and future events presented as facts. In English, it often corresponds to ‘will’ followed by a verb.

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Use the infinitive (or remove the final -e from an -re verb) + -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont. Some common verbs have irregular stems, such as ser- (être), aur- (avoir), ir- (aller), and fer- (faire).

Verwendung

• A future event: Demain, nous partirons tôt.
• A prediction: Il fera beau ce week-end.
• A promise or decision about the future: Je t’appellerai ce soir.

Beispiele

• Je finirai ce travail demain. — I will finish this work tomorrow.
• Vous aurez les résultats lundi. — You will have the results on Monday.
• Ils prendront le train de huit heures. — They will take the eight o’clock train.

Typischer Fehler

❌ Je prendreai le train demain.

✅ Je prendrai le train demain.

With verbs ending in -re, remove the final -e before adding the futur simple ending.

Merke

The endings are the same as the present tense of avoir. Learn the irregular future stem together with each common verb.