6.5.6

Immediate Future

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The immediate future

To form the immediate future in French, you use the present tense of 'aller' followed by an infinitive. Here is an example with 'lire' (to read):

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Tu vas lire - you are going to read

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
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Vous allez lire - you are going to read

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

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8.1Articles

8.2The Passive Voice

8.3Pronouns

8.4Asking Questions

8.5Nouns

8.6Prepositions

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8.8Adjectives

8.9Negative

8.10Conjunctions

8.11Miscellaneous

8.12Verbs

8.13Numbers

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