6.5.4
Irregular Future Stem (1/2)
Irregular Future Stem
Irregular Future Stem
Most verbs use the infinitive as the stem, but there are some irregular stems. They use regular future endings.


Être - ser
Être - ser
- Je serai - I will be.
- Tu seras - you (singular) will be.
- Il/elle/on sera - he/she/one will be.
- Nous serons - we will be.
- Vous serez - you (plural/formal) will be.
- Ils/elles seront - they will be.


Avoir - aur
Avoir - aur
- J'aurai - I will have.
- Tu auras - you (singular) will have.
- Il/elle/on aura - he/she/one will have.
- Nous aurons - we will have.
- Vous aurez - you (plural/formal) will have.
- Ils/elles auront - they will have.


Aller - ir
Aller - ir
- J'irai - I will go.
- Tu iras - you (singular) will go.
- Il/elle/on ira - he/she/one will go.
- Nous irons - we will go.
- Vous irez - you (plural/formal) will go.
- Ils/elles iront - they will go.


Faire - fer
Faire - fer
- Je ferai - I will do.
- Tu feras - you (singular) will do.
- Il/elle/on fera - he/she/one will do.
- Nous ferons - we will do.
- Vous ferez - you (plural/formal) will do.
- Ils/elles feront - they will do.
Irregular Future Stem
Irregular Future Stem
Most verbs use the infinitive as the stem, but there are some irregular stems. They use regular future endings.


Voir - verr
Voir - verr
- Je verrai - I will see.
- Tu verras - you (singular) will see.
- Il/elle/on verra - he/she/one will see.
- Nous verrons - we will see.
- Vous verrez - you (plural/formal) will see.
- Ils/elles verront - they will see.


Devoir - devr
Devoir - devr
- Je devrai - I will have to.
- Tu devras - you (singular) will have to.
- Il/elle/on devra - he/she/one will have to.
- Nous devrons - we will have to.
- Vous devrez - you (plural/formal) will have to.
- Ils/elles devront - they will have to.


Pouvoir - pourr
Pouvoir - pourr
- Je pourrai - I will be able to.
- Tu pourras - you (singular) will be able to.
- Il/elle/on pourra - he/she/one will be able to.
- Nous pourrons - we will be able to.
- Vous pourrez - you (plural/formal) will be able to.
- Ils/elles pourront - they will be able to.


Savoir - saur
Savoir - saur
- Je saurai - I will know.
- Tu sauras - you (singular) will know.
- Il/elle/on saura - he/she/one will know.
- Nous saurons - we will know.
- Vous saurez - you (plural/formal) will know.
- Ils/elles sauront - they will know.


Vouloir - voudr
Vouloir - voudr
- Je voudrai - I will want.
- Tu voudras - you (singular) will want.
- Il/elle/on voudra - he/she/one will want.
- Nous voudrons - we will want.
- Vous voudrez - you (plural/formal) will want.
- Ils/elles voudront - they will want.
1Everyday Activities
1.1Time Expressions
1.2Food & Drink
1.3The Human Body & Health
2Personal & Social Life
2.1Self, Family & Friends
2.2In the Home
2.4Clothes & Accessories
3The World Around Us
3.1People & Places
3.2Natural World, Environment, Climate & Weather
3.3Communications & Technology
3.4The Built Environment
3.5Measurements
3.6Materials
4The World of Work
4.1Education
5The International World
6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular ER Verbs
6.1.2Regular IR Verbs
6.1.3Regular RE Verbs
6.1.4Reflexive Verbs
6.1.5Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)
6.1.6Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)
6.1.7Irregular IR Verbs (1/2)
6.1.8Irregular IR Verbs (2/2)
6.1.9Irregular RE Verbs (1/3)
6.1.10Irregular RE Verbs (2/3)
6.1.11Irregular RE Verbs (3/3)
6.1.12Present Participle (1/2)
6.1.13Present Participle (2/2)
6.1.14Irregular Present Participles
6.1.15Avoir & Être
6.1.16'Depuis' + Present Tense
6.1.17'Venir De' + Present Tense
6.2Perfect Tense
6.3Imperfect tense
6.4Imperfect vs Perfect
7Advanced Tenses
7.1Conditional Tense
8Extra Grammar
8.1Articles
8.2The Passive Voice
8.3Pronouns
8.3.1Personal Pronouns (1/2)
8.3.2Personal Pronouns (2/2)
8.3.3Reflexive Pronouns
8.3.4Direct Object Pronouns: Le, La, Les, L'
8.3.5Direct Object Pronouns: Agreement
8.3.6Direct Object Pronouns: Imperative
8.3.7Indirect Object Pronouns: Lui, Leur
8.3.8DO & IO Pronouns: Combination
8.3.9Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.10Neutral Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.11Interrogative Pronouns
8.3.12Relative Pronouns
8.3.13Possessive Pronouns
8.3.14Indefinite Pronouns
8.3.15Ça, Cela
8.3.16Celui
8.3.17Emphatic Pronouns
8.4Asking Questions
8.5Nouns
8.7Adverbs
8.8Adjectives
8.9Negative
8.10Conjunctions
8.11Miscellaneous
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1Everyday Activities
1.1Time Expressions
1.2Food & Drink
1.3The Human Body & Health
2Personal & Social Life
2.1Self, Family & Friends
2.2In the Home
2.4Clothes & Accessories
3The World Around Us
3.1People & Places
3.2Natural World, Environment, Climate & Weather
3.3Communications & Technology
3.4The Built Environment
3.5Measurements
3.6Materials
4The World of Work
4.1Education
5The International World
6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular ER Verbs
6.1.2Regular IR Verbs
6.1.3Regular RE Verbs
6.1.4Reflexive Verbs
6.1.5Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)
6.1.6Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)
6.1.7Irregular IR Verbs (1/2)
6.1.8Irregular IR Verbs (2/2)
6.1.9Irregular RE Verbs (1/3)
6.1.10Irregular RE Verbs (2/3)
6.1.11Irregular RE Verbs (3/3)
6.1.12Present Participle (1/2)
6.1.13Present Participle (2/2)
6.1.14Irregular Present Participles
6.1.15Avoir & Être
6.1.16'Depuis' + Present Tense
6.1.17'Venir De' + Present Tense
6.2Perfect Tense
6.3Imperfect tense
6.4Imperfect vs Perfect
7Advanced Tenses
7.1Conditional Tense
8Extra Grammar
8.1Articles
8.2The Passive Voice
8.3Pronouns
8.3.1Personal Pronouns (1/2)
8.3.2Personal Pronouns (2/2)
8.3.3Reflexive Pronouns
8.3.4Direct Object Pronouns: Le, La, Les, L'
8.3.5Direct Object Pronouns: Agreement
8.3.6Direct Object Pronouns: Imperative
8.3.7Indirect Object Pronouns: Lui, Leur
8.3.8DO & IO Pronouns: Combination
8.3.9Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.10Neutral Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.11Interrogative Pronouns
8.3.12Relative Pronouns
8.3.13Possessive Pronouns
8.3.14Indefinite Pronouns
8.3.15Ça, Cela
8.3.16Celui
8.3.17Emphatic Pronouns
8.4Asking Questions
8.5Nouns
8.7Adverbs
8.8Adjectives
8.9Negative
8.10Conjunctions
8.11Miscellaneous
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