Verbs ending in -cevoir* are irregular in Le Futur.
Let's see how recevoir (to receive / to get) conjugates in Le Futur:
| je |
recevrai |
| tu |
recevras |
| il/elle/on |
recevra |
| nous |
recevrons |
| vous |
recevrez |
| ils/elles |
recevront |
Note that Le Futur of -cevoir verbs is formed by adding the regular future endings to the irregular stem -cevr-.
Here are some examples to listen to:
Demain, je recevrai mes résultats.Tomorrow, I'll get my results.
Quand est-ce que tu recevras ton invitation ?When will you receive your invitation?
Le président français recevra la chancelière allemande la semaine prochaine.The French president will receive the German chancelor next week.
Nous recevrons notre colis dans trois jours.We'll receive our package in three days.
Vous recevrez un message de notre part.You'll get a message from us.
Tous les invités recevront un sac cadeau.All the guests will receive a gift bag.
*Other verbs ending in -cevoir follow the same pattern:
| décevoir |
(to disappoint) |
je décevrai |
| apercevoir |
(to see / to catch a glimpse of) |
j'apercevrai |
| s'apercevoir |
(to notice) |
je m'apercevrai |
| concevoir |
(to conceive) |
je concevrai |
| percevoir |
(to perceive/to collect) |
je percevrai |
Il s'apercevra de son erreur tôt ou tard.He'll realise his mistake sooner or later.
Je ne te décevrai plus jamais.I will never disappoint you again.
Et au loin, nous apercevrons enfin la Terre Promise.And in the distance, we'll finally catch a glimpse of the Promised Land.
L'industrie concevra de nouvelles méthodes plus efficaces.The industry will develop more efficient new methods.
Want to make sure your French sounds confident?
We’ll map your knowledge and give you free lessons to focus on your
gaps and mistakes. Start your Braimap today »
Find your French level for FREE
Test your French to the CEFR standard
