The future tenses in FrenchThe simple future tense

Use the near future and the simple future tenses to talk about what will happen in the future. Find out how to form and use them and check your understanding with activities and a quiz.

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The simple future tense

The futur simple (simple future) describes what will happen for predictions and future projects.

Form the simple future of regular -er and -ir verbs by taking the and adding the following endings:

SubjectFuture endingExampleEnglish
je-aije mangeraiI’ll eat
tu-astu finirasyou’ll finish
il/elle/on-ail/elle/on regarderathey’ll watch
nous-onsnous joueronswe’ll play
vous-ezvous parlerezyou’ll speak
ils/elles-ontils/elles partirontthey’ll leave
Subjectje
Future ending-ai
Exampleje mangerai
EnglishI’ll eat
Subjecttu
Future ending-as
Exampletu finiras
Englishyou’ll finish
Subjectil/elle/on
Future ending-a
Exampleil/elle/on regardera
Englishthey’ll watch
Subjectnous
Future ending-ons
Examplenous jouerons
Englishwe’ll play
Subjectvous
Future ending-ez
Examplevous parlerez
Englishyou’ll speak
Subjectils/elles
Future ending-ont
Exampleils/elles partiront
Englishthey’ll leave

The simple future of regular -re verbs is formed by removing the final -e from the infinitive and adding the endings above. For example:

  • vendre - je vendrai – I will sell / I’ll sell
  • boire - nous boirons – we will drink / we’ll drink

Fill in the correct form of the simple future.

Question

Nous ________ (manger) au restaurant demain si tu veux.

Question

Elle ne ________ (jouer) au foot le weekend prochain que si elle va mieux.

Question

S’ils ont le temps, ils ________ (regarder) le film ce soir.

Question

Qu’est-ce que tu ________ (boire) au café ?

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