6.5.2

Regular IR Verbs

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Regular IR Verbs in the Future Tense

For IR verbs, the future tense in French is formed by taking the infinitive of a verb and adding the future endings. Here is the example with 'dormir' (to sleep):

Illustrative background for Tu dormir=as= - you will sleepIllustrative background for Tu dormir=as= - you will sleep ?? "content

Tu dormiras - you will sleep

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Illustrative background for Vous dormir=ez= - you will sleepIllustrative background for Vous dormir=ez= - you will sleep ?? "content

Vous dormirez - you will sleep

  • 'Vous' means:
    • You (plural).
    • You (singular, formal).

5 Common IR Verbs

Illustrative background for Vomir - to vomitIllustrative background for Vomir - to vomit ?? "content

Vomir - to vomit

  • Je vomirai - I will vomit.
  • Tu vomiras - you (singular) will vomit.
  • Il/elle/on vomira - he/she/one will vomit.
  • Nous vomirons - we will vomit.
  • Vous vomirez - you (plural/formal) will vomit.
  • Ils/elles vomiront - they will vomit.
Illustrative background for Ralentir - to slow downIllustrative background for Ralentir - to slow down ?? "content

Ralentir - to slow down

  • Je ralentirai - I will slow down.
  • Tu ralentiras - you (singular) will slow down.
  • Il/elle/on ralentira - he/she/one will slow down.
  • Nous ralentirons - we will slow down.
  • Vous ralentirez - you (plural/formal) will slow down.
  • Ils/elles ralentiront - they will slow down.
Illustrative background for Atterrir - to landIllustrative background for Atterrir - to land ?? "content

Atterrir - to land

  • J'atterrirai - I will land.
  • Tu atterriras - you (singular) will land.
  • Il/elle/on atterrira - he/she/one will land.
  • Nous atterrirons - we will land.
  • Vous atterrirez - you (plural/formal) will land.
  • Ils/elles atterriront - they will land.
Illustrative background for Partir - to leaveIllustrative background for Partir - to leave ?? "content

Partir - to leave

  • Je partirai - I will leave.
  • Tu partiras - you (singular) will leave.
  • Il/elle/on partira - he/she/one will leave.
  • Nous partirons - we will leave.
  • Vous partirez - you (plural/formal) will leave.
  • Ils/elles partiront - they will leave.
Illustrative background for Avertir - to warnIllustrative background for Avertir - to warn ?? "content

Avertir - to warn

  • J'avertirai - I will warn.
  • Tu avertiras - you (singular) will warn.
  • Il/elle/on avertira - he/she/one will warn.
  • Nous avertirons - we will warn.
  • Vous avertirez - you (plural/formal) will warn.
  • Ils/elles avertiront - they will warn.

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1Everyday Activities

2Personal & Social Life

3The World Around Us

4The World of Work

5The International World

6Common Tenses

7Advanced Tenses

8Extra Grammar

8.1Articles

8.2The Passive Voice

8.3Pronouns

8.4Asking Questions

8.5Nouns

8.6Prepositions

8.7Adverbs

8.8Adjectives

8.9Negative

8.10Conjunctions

8.11Miscellaneous

8.12Verbs

8.13Numbers

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