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Le Futur Simple Simplified Revision Notes for Leaving Cert French
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Le Futur Simple
Note 1: The future simple tense will always have the word will in the English translation.
Note 2: There is always an r in the future simple tense.
Note 3: There is only one set of future simple tense endings. These endings are used for regular and irregular verbs.
The future tense endings are:
| Je | -ai |
|---|---|
| Tu | -as |
| Il/Elle | -a |
| Nous | -ons |
| Vous | -ez |
| Ils/Elles | -ont |
| -er | Infinitive of the verb + future endings |
|---|---|
| -ir | Infinitive of the verb + future endings |
| -re | Infinitive of the verb + drop the -e + future endings |
Regular Verbs in the Futur Simple
-er and -ir verbs Infinitive of the verb + future endings
-re verbs
Infinitive of the verb + drop the -e + future endings
"Chanter" (to sing)
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Je chanterai | I will sing |
| Tu chanteras | You will sing |
| Il/Elle/On chantera | He/She/One will sing |
| Nous chanterons | We will sing |
| Vous chanterez | You will sing |
| Ils/Elles chanteront | They will sing |
"Choisir" (to choose)
| French | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Je choisirai | I will choose |
| Tu choisiras | You will choose |
| Il/Elle/On choisira | He/She/One will choose |
| Nous choisirons | We will choose |
| Vous choisirez | You will choose |
| Ils/Elles choisiront | They will choose |
"Vendre" (to sell)
Infinitive: Vendre
Drop the -e: Vendr
| French | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Je vendrai | I will sell |
| Tu vendras | You will sell |
| Il/Elle/On vendra | He/She/One will sell |
| Nous vendrons | We will sell |
| Vous vendrez | You will sell |
| Ils/Elles vendront | They will sell |
Irregular Verbs in the Futur Simple
| Infinitive Verb | Future Tense (je) |
|---|---|
| aller | j'irai |
| avoir | j'aurai |
| battre | je battrai |
| boire | je boirai |
| connaître | je connaîtrai |
| courir | je courrai |
| craindre | je craindrai |
| croire | je croirai |
| devoir | je devrai |
| dire | je dirai |
| dormir | je dormirai |
| Ă©crire | j'Ă©crirai |
| envoyer | j'enverrai |
| ĂŞtre | je serai |
| faire | je ferai |
| lire | je lirai |
| mettre | je mettrai |
| mourir | je mourrai |
| naître | je naîtrai |
| ouvrir | j'ouvrirai |
| pouvoir | je pourrai |
| prendre | je prendrai |
| recevoir | je recevrai |
| résoudre | je résoudrai |
| rire | je rirai |
| savoir | je saurai |
| sentir | je sentirai |
| servir | je servirai |
| suivre | je suivrai |
| tenir | je tiendrai |
| venir | je viendrai |
| vivre | je vivrai |
| voir | je verrai |
| vouloir | je voudrai |
Memory Hacks: Of all the irregular verbs, only 16 are very irregular in the future tense.
Five verbs have a double "r".
- Courir: je courrai
- Envoyer: j'enverrai
- Mourir: je mourrai
- Pouvoir: je pourrai
- Voir: je verrai
Three verbs have a "d"
- Venir: je viendrai
- Tenir: je tiendrai
- Vouloir: je voudrai
Link your learning: Le Futur Simple & Le Conditionnel
- Both the futur simple and the conditional tenses use the same verb stem (the infinitive or a special stem for irregular verbs).
- They both add specific endings to this stem.
- The main difference is that futur simple talks about certain future actions, while conditional talks about possible or hypothetical actions.
- The endings are also different. Le Futur Simple Endings: Add ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont to the stem.
Le Conditionnel Endings: Add ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient to the stem.
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