1. Le Futur simple Saying when things will happen

2. Le Futur proche You already know how to use « le futur proche » (the near future) by using the present tense form of « aller » and following it with an infinitive. Je parle (present tense) Je vais parler (futur proche) I am going to speak However, the futur proche implies that something is going to happen, and not that it will happen. *Le futur proche is not a tense* It is part of the present tense.

3. Le Futur simple Le futur simple is a tense that describes what will happen In English, to make the future, you insert the helping verb « will » before the present tense verb. - I go → present tense - I will go → future (present tense with the helping verb « will » in front)

4. Le Futur simple In French, however, the future is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: Je parle → I speak (present tense) Je parlerai → I will speak (futur simple) In other words, the English word « will » is included in the ending.

5. Forming le futur simple To form the futur: -ai-ons Infinitive of the verb + -as-ez -a-ont –parler → je parlerai –finir→ tu finiras For –re verbs, drop the final « e », before adding the endings rendre → nous rendrons

6. Le verbes irréguliers Like all tenses, there are irregular verbs in the futur simple. This means that some verbs do not have the intinitive as its stem. avoir → j’aurai être → nous serons The endings do not change.

7. Les verbes irréguliers aller → ir- avoir →aur- devoir →devr- être →ser- faire →fer- pouvoir →pourr- venir →viendr- voir →verr- vouloir →voudr-

8. À-vous I will eat You will talk He will do She will celebrate One will light We will come You (pl.) will see They (m.) will have