Futur Proche

Question 1

What does the future tense look like in French? (1)

Demonstrate using the verb ‘to watch’

Answer 1

1. They WILL WATCH less television next week

When someone ‘will’ do something

Question 2

How do you form the stems of the future tense?

Answer 2

You simply use the infinitive of the verb

e.g. aider or finir

The exception are -re verbs, which yo drop the ‘e’ off of

e.g. vendr

Question 3

What are the future tense endings for all verbs?

Answer 3

1. Je -ai
2. Tu -as
3. Elle/il/on -a
4. Nous -ons
5. Vous -ez
6. Elles/ils -ont

Question 4

Give 2 steps to forming the future tense

Use verbs ‘aider’, ‘finir’, and ‘vendre’

Answer 4

1. Take the infinitive of the verb as your stem (EXCEPTION drop the ‘e’ for -re verbs)
   e. g. aider, finir, vendr
2. Add ending that agrees with the pronoun
   e. g. J’aiderai, je finirai, je vendrai