Sunday, April 10, 2016

Future Tense

For future tense, all we need to do is use the infinitive form as root for -ER or -IR verbs and for -RE verbs, remove the final -e and add the future tense endings:

je          -ai
tu          -as
il           -a
nous     -ons
vous     -ez
ils         -ont


InfinitiveFuture RootMeaningSimilar Behaving Words
acheter achèter- to buy achever, amener, emmener, lever, promener
acquérir acquerr-to acquire conquérir, s'enquérir
appeler appeller- to call épeler, rappeler, renouveler
aller ir- to go
avoir aur- to have
courir courr- to run concourir, discourir, parcourir, more
devoir devr- must
envoyer enverr- to send
essayer essaier- to try balayer, effrayer, payer
essuyer essuier- to wipe appuyer, ennuyer
être ser- to be
faire fer- to do, to make
falloir faudr- have to
jeter jetter- to throw feuilleter, hoqueter, projeter, rejeter
nettoyernettoier-to clean employer, noyer, tutoyer, more
pleuvoirpleuvr-to rain
pouvoirpourr-can
savoirsaur-to know
tenirtiendr-to holdmaintenir, obtenir, soutenir
valoirvaudr-to be worth
venirviendr-to comedevenir, parvenir, revenir
voirverr-to seerevoir
vouloirvoudr-to want

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