Future Tense - Regular IR Verbs
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 4.5.3
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):
Je dormirai - I will sleep
Tu dormiras - you will sleep
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle/on dormira - he/she/one will sleep
Nous dormirons - we will sleep
Vous dormirez - you will sleep
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles dormiront - they will sleep
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