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How to conjugate the future tense in French ?

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Here is how to do it

The future tense is used to talk about what is going to happen later (like later in the day, the day after, the week after etc.). Unlike English, French does not have an auxiliary verb to express it. A single word is enough.
Ex : I will do the dishes /Je ferai la vaisselle

For most of the verb, take the infinitive and add the proper ending.
– ai
-as
-a
-ons
-ez
-ont

First group verb (with -er at the end of the infinitive) :


parlerdanserse promener
Jeparleraidanseraime promènerai
Tuparlerasdanseraste promèneras
Il/Elle/Onparleradanserase promènera
Nousparleronsdanseronsnous promènerons
Vousparlerezdanserezvous promènerez
Ils/Ellesparlerontdanserontse promèneront

Second group :


finirréussirchoisir
Jefinirairéussiraichoisirai
Tufinirasréussiraschoisiras
Il/Elle/Onfiniraréussirachoisira
Nousfinironsréussironschoisirons
Vousfinirezréussirezchoisirez
Ils/Ellesfinirontréussirontchoisiront

Third group : for the verb with « re » at the end, take off the « e » before adding the endings.


direprendrefaire (irregular)
Jediraiprendraiferai
Tudirasprendrasferas
Il/Elle/Ondiraprendrafera
Nousdironsprendronsferons
Vousdirezprendrezferez
Ils/Ellesdirontprendrontferont

Complete these sentences by conjugating the verbs in the future tense :

Je (partir) ___________________ en vacances cet été. (I will go on vacation this summer. )

Demain, il (faire) ______________ beau. (Tomorrow, it will be nice.)

Ils nous (rendre visite) __________________________ bientôt. (They will come to visit us soon.)

Je t’ (appeler) ________________________________ demain. (I will call you tomorrow. )

Elle (acheter) ________________________ une nouvelle voiture l’année prochaine. (She will buy a new car next year.)

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