French/Grammar/Tenses/Future

Usage of the Future One uses the future tense when referring to an action, certain to occur, in the future. In a time ahead of now. One may also use aller in the present tense in conjunction with aller or another verb in infinitive form, to refer to the future. However it is not the future tense. For example, Il va aller à l'école or Je vais dormir Holds generally the same meaning as: Il ira à l'école or Je dormirai However, the former is not in the future tense. (It is in the Near Future tense.) Also, the usage of "aller" generally signifies an action to occur in the very near future, where as future tense refers to any time in the future. Formation of the Future Future Stems For (regular and irregular) -er or -ir verbs, the infinitive is the future stem. For (regular and irregular) -re verbs, the infinitive minus the final e is the future stem. Exception: Verbs that are stem-changing in the present are stem-changing in the future also. Exception: Certain irregular verbs have irregular future stems. (Not all irregular verbs have irregular future stems). Stem Changes (Infinitif) VerbChange FromChange To -ler verbslerller-ter verbstertter-yer verbsyerierverbs with an e in the penultimate syllablee in penultimate syllableèverbs with é in the penultimate syllableé in penultimate syllableè Exceptions to the Rule (Irrégulier) verbfuture stemallerir-avoiraur-devoirdevr-envoyerenverr-êtreser-fairefer-pleuvoirpleuvr-pouvoirpourr-savoirsaur-venirviendr-voirverr-vouloirvoudr- Future Endings To conjugate a verb in the futur simple, one takes the infinitive and appends the following, as according to the table: Here, danser is used. SubjectEndingConjugated verbje-aidanseraitu-asdanserasil/elle-adanseranous-onsdanseronsvous-ezdanserezils-ontdanseront