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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):

Tu dormir=as= - you will sleep

Tu dormiras - you will sleep

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Vous dormir=ez= - you will sleep

Vous dormirez - you will sleep

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

5 Common IR Verbs

Vomir - to vomit

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.
Ralentir - to slow down

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.
Atterrir - to land

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.
Partir - to leave

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.
Avertir - to warn

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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Home & Abroad

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Time

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Common Tenses

6.1

Present Tense

6.1.1Regular ER Verbs6.1.2Regular IR Verbs6.1.3Regular RE Verbs6.1.4Reflexive Verbs6.1.5Irregular 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 Participles6.1.15Avoir & Etre
6.2

Perfect Tense

6.2.1Avoir (1/2)6.2.2Avoir (2/2)6.2.3Irregular Past Participles (1/2)6.2.4Irregular Past Participles (2/2)6.2.5Être ER Verbs6.2.6Être IR & RE Verbs6.2.7Irregular Être6.2.8Perfect Infinitive
6.3

Imperfect tense

6.3.1Regular ER Verbs6.3.2Regular IR Verbs6.3.3Regular RE Verbs6.3.4Irregular ER Verbs6.3.5Irregular IR Verbs6.3.6Irregular RE Verbs6.3.7Être
6.4

Imperfect vs Perfect

6.4.1Which One to Use?
6.5

Future Tense

6.5.1Regular ER Verbs6.5.2Regular IR Verbs6.5.3Regular RE Verbs6.5.4Immediate future6.5.5Irregulars (1/2)6.5.6Irregulars (2/2)
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Advanced Tenses

7.1

Conditional Tense

7.1.1Regular ER Verbs7.1.2Regular IR Verbs7.1.3Regular IR Verbs7.1.4Irregulars (1/2)7.1.5Irregulars (2/2)
7.2

Pluperfect Tense

7.2.1Avoir (1/2)7.2.2Avoir (2/2)7.2.3Être ER7.2.4Être IR & RE7.2.5Irregular Être
7.3

Present Subjunctive

7.3.1Regular Verbs (1/2)7.3.2Regular Verbs (2/2)7.3.3Irregulars (1/2)7.3.4Irregulars (2/2)7.3.5Using the Subjunctive7.3.6Imperative
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Extra Grammar

8.1

The Passive Voice

8.1.1Être (1/6)8.1.2Être (2/6)8.1.3Être (3/6)8.1.4Être (4/6)8.1.5Être (5/6)8.1.6Être (6/6)8.1.7Avoiding the Passive
8.2

Pronouns

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Asking Questions

8.3.1Question Words (1/2)8.3.2Question Words (2/2)
8.4

Nouns

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8.5

Prepositions

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Adverbs

8.6.1Forming an Adverb8.6.2Good, Badly, Fast
8.7

Quantifiers & Intensifiers

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Adjectives

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Negative

8.9.1Negatives (1/2)8.9.2Negatives (2/2)
8.10

Conjunctions

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8.11

Miscellaneous

8.11.1Abbreviations

Practice questions on Regular IR Verbs

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  1. 1
    'Ouvrir' is a regular 'IR' verb. How do you say 'you will open' in French?Multiple choice
  2. 2
    How do you say 'you will vomit' in French?Multiple choice
  3. 3
    Lucas a mangé trois énormes parts de gâteau au chocolat en dix minutes. Sa mère le prévient.<br><br>Que lui dit-elle ?Multiple choice
  4. 4
    Maxime et Léa discutent de leur vol qui arrive bientôt.<br><br> Comment peuvent-ils dire 'We will land' en utilisant l'un des verbes IR en futur ?Multiple choice
  5. 5
    Un policier parle à un conducteur qui roule trop vite dans une zone scolaire.<br><br>Quelle phrase utilise correctement le futur ?Multiple choice
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