Regular IR Verbs
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 6.5.2
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
5 Common IR Verbs
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
Test yourself on Regular IR Verbs
'Ouvrir' is a regular 'IR' verb. How do you say 'you will open' in French?
How do you say 'you will vomit' in French?