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French - Futur Stems
Français - Future Stems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aller → future stem | ir- |
| avoir → future stem | aur- |
| courir → future stem | courr- |
| devoir → future stem | devr- |
| Do irregular future stems still take normal future endings? | yes |
| envoyer → future stem | enverr- |
| être → future stem | ser- |
| faire → future stem | fer- |
| Future tense endings - Je | |
| Future tense endings - Tu | tu -as |
| Future tense endings - Il | il -a |
| Future tense endings - Nous | nous -ons |
| Future tense endings - Vous | vous -ez |
| Future tense endings - Ils | ils -ont |
| I will be | je serai |
| I will be able to | je pourrai |
| I will come | je viendrai |
| I will do / make | je ferai |
| I will go | j'irai |
| I will have | j'aurai |
| I will have to | je devrai |
| I will hold | je tiendrai |
| I will know | je saurai |
| I will receive | je recevrai |
| I will run | je courrai |
| I will see | je verrai |
| I will send | j'enverrai |
| I will want | je voudrai |
| pouvoir → future stem | pourr- |
| recevoir → future stem | recevr- |
| revenir → future stem | reviendr- |
| savoir → future stem | saur- |
| tenir → future stem | tiendr- |
| venir → future stem | viendr- |
| voir → future stem | verr- |
| vouloir → future stem | voudr- |
| What happens with compounds of these verbs? | they follow the same pattern |
| What is irregular about these verbs in the future tense? | their future stems are irregular |
| What must irregular future stems still end in? | -r |
| Which present-irregular verbs are regular in the future? | prendre, dire, sortir, mettre, dormir |