Future Tense - Irregulars
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 4.5.8
Irregular Future Stem
The stem for most verbs is the infinitive, but there are some irregular stems. They use regular future endings.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
The stem for most verbs is the infinitive, but there are some irregular stems. They use regular future endings.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
Irregular Future Stem
The stem for most verbs is the infinitive, but there are some irregular stems. They use regular future endings.
Venir - viendr
- Je viendrai - I will come.
- Tu viendras - you (singular) will come.
- Il/elle/on viendra - he/she/one will come.
- Nous viendrons - we will come.
- Vous viendrez - you (plural/formal) will come.
- Ils/elles viendront - they will come.
Tenir - tiendr
- Je tiendrai - I will hold.
- Tu tiendras - you (singular) will hold.
- Il/elle/on tiendra - he/she/one will hold.
- Nous tiendrons - we will hold.
- Vous tiendrez - you (plural/formal)will hold.
- Ils/elles tiendront - they will hold.
Mourir - mourr
- Je mourrai - I will die.
- Tu mourras - you (singular) will die.
- Il/elle/on mourra - he/she/one will die.
- Nous mourrons - we will die.
- Vous mourrez - you (plural/formal) will die.
- Ils/elles mourront - they will die.
Falloir - faudr
- This is only used in the 'il' form, to say it is necessary.
- Il faudra - it will be necessary.
Pleuvoir - pleuvr
- This is only used in the 'il' form, to say it is raining.
- Il pleuvra - it will rain.
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