French I - The Future and the Conditional

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Study Guide French I – The Future and the Conditional 1. The Future Tense in French The future tense describes what someone will do or what will happen later . It refers to actions that will take place in the future . Example: • Il part tôt. He will leave early. Sometimes, French uses the present tense to talk about actions that will happen very soon or to ask about future actions. Example: • Je prends le bus ? Shall I take the bus? 1. The Near Future (Going to Do Something) To talk about an action that will happen soon , French often uses: aller (to go) + infinitive The verb aller is conjugated in the present tense. Subject Aller je vais tu vas il/elle va nous allons vous allez ils/elles vont
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Study Guide Examples • Il va aller loin. He is going to go far. • Ils vont jouer. They are going to play. This structure is called the near future (futur proche) . 2. When to Use the Future Tense The future tense is used to: A. Express what will happen Example: • Je réussirai. I will succeed. B. After certain time expressions Use the future tense after words like: • quand — when • lorsque — when • dès que — as soon as • aussitôt que — as soon as Example: • Quand nous aurons beaucoup d’argent, nous irons en France. When we have a lot of money, we will go to France. 3. Future Tense of Regular Verbs The future tense is formed by adding endings to the infinitive of the verb .
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Study Guide These endings are similar to the present tense of avoir . Subject Ending je - ai tu - as il/elle - a nous - ons vous - ez ils/elles - ont
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Study Guide Examples Verb je tu il laver laverai laveras lavera punir punirai puniras punira vendre vendrai vendras vendra Examples: • Nous laverons la voiture. We will wash the car. • Ils vendront la maison. They will sell the house. 4. Special Rules for Regular Verbs A. – re verbs drop the final e Example: • vendre → vendrons we will sell B. The final e in the infinitive is not pronounced. 5. Spelling Changes in the Future Some verbs change slightly before adding the endings. A. Verbs ending in – yer Often change y → i

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