1. THE
FUTURE
(TENSE, THAT IS!!)

2. THERE ARE
TWO
WAYS TO EXPRESS
THE FUTURE IN FRENCH
1. USING THE VERB “ALLER” (TO GO)
2. USING THE “REAL” FUTURE TENSE (TRANSLATES AS “WILL”)

3. USING "ALLER"
STEP 1 – TAKE THE PART OF “ALLER” YOU NEED.
STEP 2 – COMBINE IT WITH AN INFINITIVE.
LET’S SEE HOW

4. 1
"ALLER" - TO GO
JE VAIS = I AM GOING
TU VAS = YOU ARE GOING
IL/ELLE VA = HE/SHE IS GOING
NOUS ALLONS = WE ARE GOING
VOUS ALLEZ = YOU ARE GOING
ILS/ELLES VONT = THEY ARE GOING

5. COMBINE WITH AN INFINITIVE2
COMBINE WITH AN INFINITIVE
BUT WHAT IS AN INFINITIVE?
IT IS THE WAY A VERB IS WRITTEN BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING WITH IT. THIS IS HOW YOU WILL SEE IT IN A DICTIONARY.
MANGER = TO EAT
FINIR = TO FINISH
VENDRE = TO SELL

6. SO
"ALLER" + INFINITIVE
MANGER
JE VAIS
= I AM GOING TO EAT
IT’S AS EASY AS THAT!!!!!
LET’S JUST SEE ANOTHER EXAMPLE

7. "ALLER" + INFINITIVE
IL VA
FINIR
=HE IS GOING TO FINISH
ONE MORE……

8. "ALLER" + INFINITIVE
NOUS ALLONS
TRAVAILLER
= WE ARE GOING TO WORK
OK LET’S LOOK AT THE REAL FUTURE TENSE NOW………………

9. THE "REAL" FUTURE TENSE
WE NEED 2 THINGS
1. AN INFINITIVE
2. ENDINGS

10. RECOGNISE THEM? ENDINGS NOUS - ONS JE - AI TU - AS VOUS - EZ
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS WE NEED. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THEM SOMEWHERE BEFORE?
NOUS - ONS
JE - AI
TU - AS
VOUS - EZ
IL/ELLE - A
ILS/ELLES - ONT
RECOGNISE THEM?

11. J’AI NOUS AVONS TU AS VOUS AVEZ ILS ONT IL A AVOIR - TO HAVE
SO IF YOU KNOW “AVOIR” YOU KNOW THE ENDINGS FOR THE FUTURE TENSE

12. NOUS ILS TU JE IL MANGER ONS ONT EZ AS VOUS A AI = YOU WILL EAT
NEXT, ADD THE ENDING TO AN INFINITIVE…………
JE - AI
NOUS - ONS
TU - AS
VOUS - EZ
IL/ELLE - A
ILS/ELLES ONT
NOUS
ILS TU JE IL
MANGER
ONS
ONT EZ AS
VOUS A AI
= YOU WILL EAT
= THEY WILL EAT
= YOU WILL EAT
= HE WILL EAT
= WE WILL EAT
= I WILL EAT

13. A POINT TO REMEMBER JE VENDR E AI = I WILL SELL
WHEN USING AN INFINITIVE THAT ENDS IN “-RE” REMOVE THE “E” BEFORE YOU ADD THE ENDING
FOR EXAMPLE JE
VENDR E AI
= I WILL SELL

14. PRETTY SIMPLE WASN’T IT?
HOWEVER, NOT ALL VERBS IN THE FUTURE TENSE USE THE INFINITIVE. SOME USE A DIFFERENT “STEM” FOR THE FUTURE. THEY NEED TO BE LEARNT.
HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT ONES YOU NEED TO KNOW…

15. INFINITIVE
FUTURE STEM
AUR-
AVOIR
SER-
ÊTRE
IR-
ALLER
POURR-
POUVOIR
VIENDR-
VENIR
FER-
FAIRE
SAUR-
SAVOIR

16. AND THAT’S HOW THE FUTURE TENSE WORKS IN FRENCH.