Showing posts with label future. Show all posts
Showing posts with label future. Show all posts

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