The future tense in French is formed in French in the following way:
| -ER Verbs | take the infinitive | e.g. jouer | = jouer |
| -IR Verbs | take the infinitive | e.g. finir | = finir |
| -RE Verbs | take the infinitive minus the "e" | e.g. attendre | = attendr |
Now add the endings below:
| je | ai |
| tu | as |
| il/elle | a |
| nous | ons |
| vous | ez |
| ils/elles | ont |
Easy way to remember these endings:
They are the verb "avoir" in the present tense, minus the "av" in the nous and vous forms. i.e.
| j'ai |
| tu as |
| il/elle a |
| nous (av)ons |
| vous (av)ez |
| ils/elles ont |
J'irai au cinéma - Nous ferons du ski dans les Alpes - Ma mère jouera au badminton
There are a number of verbs which have irregular stems. The most common are given below:
| acheter | achèter |
| avoir | aur |
| être | ser |
| aller | ir |
| faire | fer |
| courir | courr |
| devoir | devr |
| envoyer | enverr |
| se lever | se lèver |
| pouvoir | pourr |
| recevoir | recevr |
| savoir | saur |
| venir | viendr |
| voir | verr |
| vouloir | voudr |