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le futur simple
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the simple future tense («will + verb»)
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parler → je (futur)
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je parlerai (I will speak)
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finir → je (futur)
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je finirai (I will finish)
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vendre → je (futur)
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je vendrai (I will sell) — -re verbs drop the final -e
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parler → ils (futur)
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ils parleront (they will speak)
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être → je (futur)
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je serai (I will be) — irregular stem ser-
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avoir → je (futur)
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j'aurai (I will have) — irregular stem aur-
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aller → je (futur)
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j'irai (I will go) — irregular stem ir-
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faire → je (futur)
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je ferai (I will do/make) — irregular stem fer-
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venir → je (futur)
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je viendrai (I will come) — irregular stem viendr-
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How do you form the regular future?
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Take the infinitive (drop the final -e of -re verbs) and add -ai/-as/-a/-ons/-ez/-ont — the same endings for every verb.
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Name three uses of the future tense.
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Future plans, predictions, and the result clause after «si» («Si tu viens, on s'amusera»).
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What is the common near-future alternative?
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Le futur proche = aller (present) + infinitive — e.g. «je vais étudier ce soir» means roughly the same as «j'étudierai ce soir».
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What are the typical future errors anglophones make?
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Using -ais (conditional = would) instead of -ai (future = will), putting the future after «si» (it needs the present), and regularising an irregular stem (j'avoirai instead of j'aurai).
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Future, conditional & mood
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