1. The Simple Future

2. When do you use the future tense?
The future tense is used to describe an action which will (or is going to) happen at a later date.

3. How do you form the future tense?
The endings of the simple future tense are the same as the endings of ‘AVOIR’ in the present tense. ai as
a / a / a
ons ez
ont / ont

4. -ER and –IR Verbs
To form the simple future of –ER and -IR verbs you just need to add the endings to the infinitive...

5. -ER Verbs (manger = to eat)
Je manger
Tu manger
Il/elle/on manger
Nous manger
Vous manger
Ils/elles manger
I will eat
You will eat (informal)
He/she/one will eat
We will eat
You will eat (formal/group)
They will eat (masc/fem) ai as a
ons ez
ont

6. -IR Verbs (dormir = to sleep)
Je dormir
Tu dormir
Il/elle/on dormir
Nous dormir
Vous dormir
Ils/elles dormir
I will sleep
You will sleep (informal)
He/she/one will sleep
We will sleep
You will sleep (formal/group)
They will sleep (masc/fem) ai as a
ons ez
ont

7. -RE Verbs (vendre = to sell)
To form the simple future of –RE verbs you just need to remove the final E and add the endings to the infinitive:
Je vendr
Tu vendr
Il/elle/on vendr
Nous vendr
Vous vendr
Ils/elles vendr
I will sell
You will sell (informal)
He/she/one will sell
We will sell
You will sell (formal/group)
They will sell (masc/fem) ai as a
ons ez
ont

8. Ecris des phrases au futur
Tomorrow I 1 4
Next week
My friends 5
At 6pm
You (friendly) 2
This evening We 6 3
Tomorrow morning He
Next weekend
My father

9. Irregular verb 1 (aller = to go)
J’ir
Tu ir
Il/elle/on ir
Nous ir
Vous ir
Ils/elles ir
I will go
You will go (informal)
He/she/one will go
We will go
You will go (formal/group)
They will go (masc/fem) ai as a
ons ez
ont

10. Irregular verb 2 (faire = to do)
Je fer
Tu fer
Il/elle/on fer
Nous fer
Vous fer
Ils/elles fer
I will do
You will do (informal)
He/she/one will do
We will do
You will do (formal/group)
They will do (masc/fem) ai as a
ons ez
ont