1. Le Futur OBJECTIVES Saying what you are going to do
Using the immediate future and the simple future

2. You have learned lots of verbs in the present tense.
They are all very useful when you want to talk about what is happening now, or every day.
But you may want to talk about things that haven’t happened yet, that are in the future.

3. Je vais + manger – I am going to eat
One way of doing this is to use the immediate future (in French the futur proche).
This is really easy.
All you do is take the present tense of the verb aller (to go) and put an infinitive on the end.
Je vais – I go / I am going
Je vais + manger – I am going to eat
But do you remember the verb aller?

4. Decide if what you hear is a future or not and then in the box provided write what you hear in French and the translation in English
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5. Decide if what you hear is a future or not and then in the box provided write what you hear in French and the translation in English
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6. LE FUTUR simple
Now another way of saying things in the future is to use:
LE FUTUR SIMPLE

7. Il/Elle/On –a Ils/Elles -ont
LE FUTUR simple
Verbs ending in ER
Take the infinitive (the form of the verb you find in the dictionary)
example: (to eat) = manger
add the following endings
Je –ai Nous -ons
Tu –as Vous -ez
Il/Elle/On –a Ils/Elles -ont

8. LE FUTUR simple I will eat je mangerai You will eat Tu mangeras
He will eat Il mangera
She will eat Elle mangera
We will eat Nous mangerons
You will eat Vous mangerez
They will eat Ils/elles mangeront

9. Il/Elle/On –a Ils/Elles -ont
LE FUTUR simple
2. Verbs ending in IR
Take the infinitive (the form of the verb you find in the dictionary)
example: (to finish) = finir
Add the same endings as you would for –ER verbs:
Je –ai Nous -ons
Tu –as Vous -ez
Il/Elle/On –a Ils/Elles -ont

10. I will finish
je finirai
You will finish
Tu finiras
He will finish
Il finira
She will finish
Elle finira
We will finish
Nous finirons
Vous finirez
They will finish
Ils/elles finiront

11. 3. Verbs ending in RE Take the infinitive (the form of the verb you find in the dictionary) example: (to sell) = vendre get rid of e = vendr Add the following endings:
Je –ai Nous -ons
Tu –as Vous -ez
Il/Elle/On –a Ils/Elles -ont
*Yes, they’re the same endings as for –ER and –IR verbs!

12. I will sell
je vendrai
You will sell
Tu vendras
He will sell
Il vendra
She will sell
Elle vendra
We will sell
Nous vendrons
Vous vendrez
They will sell
Ils/elles vendront

13. Je Tu Il/elle Nous Vous Ils/elles Check
Now can you find the future of the following verbs
Write them in the table in the next slide:
Regarder (je), écouter (tu), chanter (il), danser (nous), choisir (vous), apprendre (elles), prendre (tu), ouvrir (tu), mentir (elles), sentir (vous), rigoler (nous), mettre (je) , penser (il), croire , fermer (nous), étudier (elles), bavarder (je), ranger (tu) , sortir (nous), aimer (vous), jouer (tu), répondre (il), rester (vous), rentrer (il), prêter (vous), acheter (je) , perdre (tu) , fumer (vous), boire (il), voler (nous). Je Tu
Il/elle
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
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14. Je Tu Il/elle Nous Vous Ils/elles
Regarder (je), écouter (tu), chanter (il), danser (nous), choisir (vous), apprendre (elles), prendre (tu), ouvrir (tu), mentir (elles), sentir (vous), rigoler (nous), mettre (je) , penser (il), croire (tu) , fermer (nous), étudier (elles), bavarder (je), ranger (tu) , sortir (nous), aimer (vous), jouer (tu), répondre (il), rester (vous), rentrer (il), prêter (vous), acheter (je) , perdre (je) , fumer (vous), boire (il), voler (nous). Je Tu
Il/elle
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles

15. There are some verbs which do not follow this pattern; here are some of them:
Etre (to be) je serai
Avoir (to have) j’aurai
Faire (to do/to make) Je ferai
Aller (to go) J’irai
Pouvoir (to be able to) Je pourrai

16. Infinitive
stem
future
translation
aller
ir-
j'irai
I will go
courir
courr-
je courrai
I will run
devoir
devr-
je devrai
I will be obliged to
envoyer
enverr-
j'enverrai
I will send
faire
fer-
je ferai
I will do
falloir
faudr-
il faudra
it will be necessary
mourir
mourr-
je mourrai
I will die
obtenir
obtiendr-
j'obtiendrai
I will obtain
pleuvoir
pleuvr-
il pleuvra
it will rain
pouvoir
pourr-
je pourrai
I will be able
recevoir
recevr-
je recevrai
I will receive
savoir
saur-
je saurai
I will know
tenir
tiendr-
je tiendrai
I will hold
venir
viendr-
je viendrai
I will come
voir
verr-
je verrai
I will see
vouloir
voudr-
je voudrai
I will want

17. Common stem spelling changes:
Verbs with spelling changes like appeler, employer, and acheter
add -r to the present tense je form to create their future stems
present tense
stem
future
translation
j'appelle
appeller-
j'appellerai
I will call
j'emploie
emploier-
j'emploierai
I will use
j'achète
achèter-
j'achèterai
I will buy
Other -er verbs verbs with spelling changes including
préférer, manger, and commençer have regular future stems.
More verbs with irregular stems used to form the futur simple.

18. Click on the link to practice and do all the exercises
Module 3.
Extension exercises.

19. Match the English and the French
cet été
pendant les vacances
ce soir
en juillet
en août
dans quelques mois
dans une semaine
la semaine prochaine
le mois prochain
le week-end prochain
this evening
next week
this summer
in a week
next weekend
during the holidays
in a few months
next month
in August
in July C F A J I G
Answers appear one by one on mouseclick. D B H E
CONTINUE
You will probably want to make your sentences more interesting by saying exactly when you plan to do something, so you may find the following time expressions useful. Can you find the English for each one on the right?

20. Match the English and the French
cet été
pendant les vacances
ce soir
en juillet
en août
dans quelques mois
dans une semaine
la semaine prochaine
le mois prochain
le week-end prochain
this evening
next week
this summer
in a week
next weekend
during the holidays
in a few months
next month
in August
in July C F A J I G
Answers appear one by one on mouseclick. D B H E
CONTINUE
You will probably want to make your sentences more interesting by saying exactly when you plan to do something, so you may find the following time expressions useful. Can you find the English for each one on the right?