Pronunciation of jouer and crier in Le Futur

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Pronunciation of jouer and crier in Le Futur

The lesson states that the e in, for example, 'joueront' is not pronounced.

Please explain why this is so when the verb in the following sentence, taken from the lesson, the e is pronounced.:

Nous volerons dans une heure.

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the future tense in French (Le Futur Simple)"

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MarieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Stewart,

The "e" in "joueront" or "crieront" (inherited from the infinitive as explained in the lesson) are not pronounced because they are placed after a vowel. In "voleront", the "e" is placed after a consonant, and must be pronounced. Hope this helps!

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