THE FUTURE TENSE
Feb 23, 2016
THE FUTURE TENSE. IN FRENCH. The future tense in French can be conveyed by what you are. 1. ..going to do… I am going to play tennis Je vais jouer au tennis. ..going to do… You use the appropriate part of aller followed by the infinitive Je vais jouer Il va regarder - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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..going to do…
I am going to play tennis
Je vais jouer au tennis
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1..going to do…
You use the appropriate part of aller followed by the infinitive
Je vais jouer
Il va regarder
Nous allons manger
Let’s have fun and revise aller! Or perhaps we’ll just revise aller!
Je vais
Tu vas
Il va
Elle va
On va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils vont
Elles vont
..will do…
I will play tennis
Je jouerai au tennis
2
..will do…
For the je form add the –ai ending to the infinitive
Je jouerai
Je regarderai
Je resterai
2
..will do…
For the je form add the –ai For the tu form add the –as For the il form add the –a For the elle form add the –a For the on form add the –a
2
..will do…
For the nous form add the –ons For the vous form add the –ez For the ils form add the –ont For the elles form add the –ont
2
..will do…
Je jouerai
Il regardera
Nous resterons
Elles parleront
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..will do…For verbs ending in -ER and -IR you add the endings directly to the infinitive.
For verbs ending in –RE, remove the final E before adding the endings
Je lirai je prendrai je boirai
2
..will do…
There are some “naughty” irregular verbs that do NOT form the future with the infinitive!!
Oh là là! Quelle horreur!
2
..will do…
These irregular futures just have to be learned!
They do however use the same future endings (-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont)
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..will …2
AVOIR - to have
J’aurai - I will have
..will …2
ÊTRE - to be
Je serai - I will be
..will …2
ALLER - to go
J’irai - I will go
..will …2
FAIRE - to do, make
Je ferai - I will do/make
Je veux aller au cinéma
I want to go to the cinema
J’espère visiter les États-Unis
I hope to visit America
Je voudrais faire du vélo
I would like to go (do) cycling
J’aimerais avoir trois enfants
I would like to have 3 children
1Je vais me laver
Tu vas te coucher
Il va s’amuser
Elle va se lever
1Nous allons nous laver
Vous allez vous coucher
Ils vont s’amuser
Elles vont se lever
2Je me laverai
Tu te coucheras
Il s’amusera
Elle se lèvera
2Nous nous laverons
Vous vous coucherez
Ils s’amuseront
Elles se lèveront
Le futur – c’est facile!
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