je
ai
tu
as
on
a
nous
-ons
vous
-ez
ils
-ont
er/ir verbs
add ending to infinitive
-re verbs
drop e and add ending
definitely occur
futur proche, more immediate future
less certainty about future event
futur simple (more formal) more distant future,
si clauses
si clauses in present tense main clause futur proche ou futur simple (si je vais à Paris, j’irais au louvre.)
if phrase begins with QUAND, LORSQUE (when) DÈS QUE (as soon as) AUSSITÔT QUE (as soon as) and a future event is implied (must be implied there)
use the future tense. i.e. Quand elle quittera Paris, il sera triste.
l’avenir (m.)
future events that have not occurred
if imperfect,
conditionnel
if present,
futur
le futur
grammatical future only