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The Future Simple Tense in French
The Future Simple tense in French is used to talk about actions that will happen in the future. It's like saying 'I will do something' in English.
Important Points
- For most verbs, the endings are: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont.
- For -re verbs, remove the final 'e' before adding the endings.
- Irregular verbs have different stems but use the same endings.
Let's see how to form the Future Simple tense with regular verbs.
Examples
- Je mangerai une pomme demain.
- Tu finiras tes devoirs ce soir.
- Nous jouerons au parc.
Now, let's look at some irregular verbs that have a different stem in the Future Simple.
Examples
- Je serai heureux.
- Tu auras un cadeau.
- Ils iront à l'école.
Important Points
- To say 'I will be', use 'je serai'.
- To say 'I will have', use 'j'aurai'.
- To say 'I will go', use 'j'irai'.
The Future Simple tense is very useful when you want to talk about what you plan to do or what you think will happen.