The future tense Flashcards
There are two ways of describing actions in the future. What are they?
- The ‘going to’ future
2. The ‘will’ future (the proper future tense)
How do you form the ‘going to’ future?
The present tense of aller (to go) plus the infinitive of whichever verb you want
Conjugate the following:
I am going to go out You (informal) are going to see She is going to read We (formal) are going to learn You (plural) are going to cry They (male) are going to play
Je vais sortir Tu vas voir Ella va lire Nous allons apprendre Vous allez pleurer Ils vont jouer
How do you form the ‘will’ future (the actual future tense) for regular verbs? Is this the same for all verb types (-er, -ir, -re)?
The infinitive of the verb plus the future ending.
However, with -re verbs, you remove the -e from the infinitive and add the future ending.
What is the future verb ending for ‘je’?
-ai
What is the future verb ending for ‘tu’?
-as
What is the future verb ending for ‘il / elle / on’?
-a
What is the future verb ending for ‘nous’?
-ons
What is the future verb ending for ‘vous’?
-ez
What is the future verb ending for ‘ils / elles’?
-ont
Conjugate the following.
I will play You will say He will watch We (formal) will take You (plural) will stay They (female) will leave
Je jouerai Tu diras Il regardera Nous prendrons Vous resterez Elles partiront
When conjugating the ‘will’ future, there are some verbs that do not use the infinitive. Instead, they have their own stem.
What does ‘aller’ mean?
What is the future stem of aller?
aller = to go
ir-
When conjugating the ‘will’ future, there are some verbs that do not use the infinitive. Instead, they have their own stem.
What does ‘avoir’ mean?
What is the future stem of avoir?
avoir = to have
aur-
When conjugating the ‘will’ future, there are some verbs that do not use the infinitive. Instead, they have their own stem.
What does ‘être’ mean?
What is the future stem of être?
être = to be
ser-
When conjugating the ‘will’ future, there are some verbs that do not use the infinitive. Instead, they have their own stem.
What does ‘faire’ mean?
What is the future stem of faire?
faire = to do / make
fer-
When conjugating the ‘will’ future, there are some verbs that do not use the infinitive. Instead, they have their own stem.
What does ‘pouvoir’ mean?
What is the future stem of pouvoir?
pouvoir = to be able to
pourr-
When conjugating the ‘will’ future, there are some verbs that do not use the infinitive. Instead, they have their own stem.
What does ‘devoir’ mean?
What is the future stem of devoir?
devoir = to have to
devr-
When conjugating the ‘will’ future, there are some verbs that do not use the infinitive. Instead, they have their own stem.
What does ‘savoir’ mean?
What is the future stem of savoir?
savoir = to know
saur-
When conjugating the ‘will’ future, there are some verbs that do not use the infinitive. Instead, they have their own stem.
What does ‘venir’ mean?
What is the future stem of venir?
venir = to come
viendr-
When conjugating the ‘will’ future, there are some verbs that do not use the infinitive. Instead, they have their own stem.
What does ‘voir’ mean?
What is the future stem of voir?
voir = to see
verr-
When conjugating the ‘will’ future, there are some verbs that do not use the infinitive. Instead, they have their own stem.
What does ‘vouloir’ mean?
What is the future stem of vouloir?
vouloir = to want
voudr-
Conjugate the following:
I will go You (informal) will have He will be We (informal) will do We (formal) will be able to You (plural) will have to You (formal) will know They (female) will come They (male) will see I will want
J'irai Tu auras Il sera On fera Nous pourrons Vous devrez Vous saurez Elles viendront Ils verront Je voudrai
