Just like in Le Présent (Indicatif), semi-regular -ÉxER, -ExER, -ELER and -ETER verbs behave differently to regular verbs in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif).
Here are the different cases:
Verbs in -ÉxER :
Conjugation of COMPLÉTER (to complete) in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif) in French
| je | compléterai / complèterai |
| tu | compléteras / complèteras |
| il/elle/on | complétera / complètera |
| nous | compléterons / complèterons |
| vous | compléterez / complèterez |
| ils/elles | compléteront / complèteront |
Conjugation of PRÉFÉRER (to prefer) in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif) in French
| je | préférerai / préfèrerai |
| tu | préféreras / préfèreras |
| il/elle/on | préférera / préfèrera |
| nous | préférerons / préfèrerons |
| vous | préférerez / préfèrerez |
| ils/elles | préféreront / préfèreront |
In Le Futur Simple (Indicatif), -ÉxER verbs have 2 accepted spelling patterns:
- They retain their original é(xER) in all forms
OR
- The é(xER) becomes è in all forms (This spelling was introduced in the 1990 Spelling Reform to reflect the actual pronunciation)
- They retain their original é(xER) in all forms
OR
- The é(xER) becomes è in all forms (This spelling was introduced in the 1990 Spelling Reform to reflect the actual pronunciation)
Listen to these examples:
For Le Présent (Indicatif) conjugations of these verbs, see Conjugate -é(-)er, -e(-)er verbs - except -eter and -eler - in the present tense in French (Le Présent) .
Verbs in -ExER + -ETER and -ELER taking 'è' in Le Présent:
Conjugation of LEVER (to raise/to lift) in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif) in French
| je | lèverai |
| tu | lèveras |
| il/elle/on | lèvera |
| nous | lèverons |
| vous | lèverez |
| ils/elles | lèveront |
Conjugation of ACHETER (to buy) in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif) in French
| j' | achèterai |
| tu | achèteras |
| il/elle/on | achètera |
| nous | achèterons |
| vous | achèterez |
| ils/elles | achèteront |
In Le Futur Simple (Indicatif), these -ExER, -ETER and -ELER verbs retain the spelling modification é = è they had in Le Présent (Indicatif)
ATTENTION:
Unlike in Le Présent (Indicatif), these modifications happen for all forms, including nous and vous.
Listen to these examples:
Verbs in -ETER and -ELER taking 'll' or 'tt' in Le Présent :
Conjugation of APPELER (to call) in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif) in French
| j' | appellerai |
| tu | appelleras |
| il/elle/on | appellera |
| nous | appellerons |
| vous | appellerez |
| ils/elles | appelleront |
Conjugation of JETER (to throw) in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif) in French
| je | jetterai |
| tu | jetteras |
| il/elle/on | jettera |
| nous | jetterons |
| vous | jetterez |
| ils/elles | jetteront |
In Le Futur Simple (Indicatif), these -ETER and -ELER verbs retain the spelling modification el/et = ell/ett they had in Le Présent (Indicatif).
ATTENTION:
Unlike in Le Présent (Indicatif), these modifications happen for all forms, including nous and vous.
Listen to these examples:
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