Future tenses
Future tenses refer to future time. French future verb forms include le Futur Simple, le Futur Proche and le Futur Antérieur.
For example:
- Events that will take place in the future (le Futur Simple):
- Quand elle ira à Londres, elle achètera une photo du Prince Harry.
When she goes to London, she'll buy a photo of Prince Harry.
- Quand elle ira à Londres, elle achètera une photo du Prince Harry.
- Events that are going to happen in the near future (le Futur Proche):
- Ils vont y aller. - They are going to go there.
- Ils vont y aller. - They are going to go there.
- Actions that will have finished at some time in the future ('the past in the future' using le Futur Antérieur):
- Elle aura fini ses devoirs avant de sortir.
She will have finished her homework before going out.
- Elle aura fini ses devoirs avant de sortir.
(English has an additional future verb form: the Future Progressive.)
Future time can also be expressed with le Présent. For example:
- Demain, je pars pour Barcelone. - Tomorrow, I leave for Barcelona.
- On se voit demain, c'est sûr. - We'll see each other tomorrow for sure.
Related lesson: Tense