Learn to conjugate verbs in the simple future tense of the indicative

Le futur simple de l'indicatif
When to use
The indicative simple future tense in French is used to express actions that will happen in the future. Its English equivalent is as follows:
  1. Simple future tense
    The tense that is composed as will plus the plain form of the verb (the infinitive minus the 'to').
    Eg. I will go to the shop.

Examples of use
Eg. 1)
avec son professeur.
with her teacher.
Eg. 2)
par où aller.
which way to go.
Eg. 3)
mon livre afin d'en acheter un nouveau.
my book so I can buy a new one.

How to conjugate
With -er and -ir verbs, add the following endings to the infitive of the verb. With -re verbs, remove the final 'e' before adding the following endings. The infinitive of the verb is plain form of the verb that is found in a dictionary.
Je -ai I
Tu -as you (s.)
Il -a he, she, it
Nous -ons we
Vous -ez you (p., pol.)
Ils -ont they

Examples of conjugation
-er verb
parler
Je parler
Tu parler
Il parler
Nous parler
Vous parler
Ils parler
-ir verb
choisir
Je choisir
Tu choisir
Il choisir
Nous choisir
Vous choisir
Ils choisir
-re verb
vendr
Je vendr
Tu vendr
Il vendr
Nous vendr
Vous vendr
Ils vendr





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