Parler au futur en français

What You Need to Know

French has several verb tenses to talk about the future, each with its own nuance and specific usage. These forms allow you to express different degrees of certainty, time reference, and formality, depending on the context and the speaker’s intention.

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1. Le Futur Simple

When do we use it?

• Certain or likely future actions

• Planned events

• Predictions

• Promises

Form: infinitive + endings (-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont → same endings than avoir in present tense)