Conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the future tense in French (Le Futur Simple)

Learn how to conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif) in French

Je choisirai ma nouvelle voiture.I will choose my new car.

Un jour, tu parleras français couramment.One day, you'll speak French fluently.

Il mangera chinois demain.He will eat Chinese tomorrow.

Nous volerons dans une heure.We will fly in one hour.

Vous finirez votre dîner ?Will you finish your dinner?

Les célébrations commenceront dans un instant.Celebrations will start in a moment.

To form Le Futur Simple (Indicatif) of regular* -er or -ir verbs, you keep the infinitive form of the verb and then add the following endings-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont 

Verbs like jouer or crier become je jouerai ou je crierai.
Even though we don't pronounce the "e", it is still there as part of the infinitive:

Ils joueront dans la pièce de l'école.They will play in the school play.

Je crierai de toutes mes forces.I'll scream my head off.

*ATTENTION:

The following -er and -ir verbs are irregular in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif):

- Conjugate semi-regular -oyer/-ayer/-uyer verbs in the future tense in French (Le Futur Simple)
- Conjugate -éXer, -eXer, -eter, -eler verbs in the future tense in French (Le Futur Simple)
- Conjugate aller in the future tense in French (Le Futur Simple)
- Conjugate cueillir and derivatives in the future tense in French (Le Futur Simple)
- Conjugate venir/tenir and derivatives in the future tense in French (Le Futur Simple)
- Conjugate courir in the future tense in French (Le Futur Simple)

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Examples and resources

choisir


Je choisirai ma nouvelle voiture.I will choose my new car.

commencer


Les célébrations commenceront dans un instant.Celebrations will start in a moment.

crier


Je crierai de toutes mes forces.I'll scream my head off.

finir


Vous finirez votre dîner ?Will you finish your dinner?

jouer


Ils joueront dans la pièce de l'école.They will play in the school play.

manger


Il mangera chinois demain.He will eat Chinese tomorrow.

parler


Un jour, tu parleras français couramment.One day, you'll speak French fluently.

voler


Nous volerons dans une heure.We will fly in one hour.
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