Simple future – irregular stems
Je serai, j'aurai, j'irai, je ferai
About twenty common verbs have an irregular future stem, but they all take the regular endings (-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont). Every stem ends in r.
The irregular stems
| être → ser- | avoir → aur- | aller → ir- |
|---|---|---|
| faire → fer- | savoir → saur- | pouvoir → pourr- |
| vouloir → voudr- | devoir → devr- | voir → verr- |
| venir → viendr- | tenir → tiendr- | envoyer → enverr- |
| courir → courr- | mourir → mourr- | recevoir → recevr- |
| falloir → il faudra | pleuvoir → il pleuvra | valoir → vaudr- |
- Je serai là à midi.I'll be there at noon.
- Tu auras le temps ?Will you have time?
- On ira à la plage.We'll go to the beach.
- Il fera beau demain.The weather will be nice tomorrow.
- Vous verrez !You'll see!
- Ils viendront avec nous.They'll come with us.
- Il faudra se dépêcher.We'll have to hurry.
Pronunciation
In pourr-, verr-, courr-, mourr-, enverr-, the double r is held slightly longer. That's how il courait (was running) differs from il courra (will run).
Derived verbs share the stem
- revenir → je reviendrai, devenir → je deviendrai, refaire → je referai, prévoir → je prévoirai (exception!)
These same stems are used for the conditional: Present conditional.
Practice
- Je _____ en retard. (être)
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serai
- Nous _____ le temps. (avoir)
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aurons
- Ils _____ en Italie. (aller)
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iront
- Tu _____ tes devoirs. (faire)
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feras
In the app, this lesson is taught one idea at a time with the examples read aloud, followed by questions that explain the rule when you get one wrong. It then comes back for review on later days until you've mastered it.