The future and immediate future tensesIrregular verbs in the future tense

The future and the immediate future tense are both used to talk about what will happen in the future. Find out how these are formed using regular and irregular verbs.

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Irregular verbs in the future tense

Some verbs have irregular but the endings are always the same:

Subject pronounFuture ending
je/j'ai
tuas
il/elle/ona
nousons
vousez
ils/ellesont
Subject pronounje/j'
Future endingai
Subject pronountu
Future endingas
Subject pronounil/elle/on
Future endinga
Subject pronounnous
Future endingons
Subject pronounvous
Future endingez
Subject pronounils/elles
Future endingont
  • allerirj'irai - I will go
  • avoiraurj'aurai - I will have
  • êtreserje serai - I will be
  • faireferje ferai - I will do
  • pouvoirpourrje pourrai - I will be able to
  • devoirdevrje devrai - I will have to
  • savoirsaurje saurai - I will know
  • venirviendrje viendrai - I will come
  • voirverrje verrai - I will see
  • vouloirvoudrje voudrai - I will like/want

The examples above are all using the subject pronoun je/j'.

Here are some further examples:

  • il aura dix-huit ans dans trois jours - he'll be 18 in three days
  • nous pourrons venir chez toi - we will be able to come to your house
  • elles feront leurs devoirs demain - they will do their homework tomorrow