Rule : Future tense 

Formation of future tense
Rule:
In case of verbs ending in–er and –ir, add avoir ending to the infinitive form of the verb.


Example: parler : to speak
 
Take the verb parler as it is and add avoir endings to this stem according to the person.


Note:
For nous av is the stem and ons ending.

For vous av is the stem and ez ending.


avoir :
j’ ai    nous avons

tu as    vous avez

il a     Ils  ont


Je    parlerai     I shall speak

Tu    parleras     you will speak

Il    parlera      He will speak

Elle  parlera      She will speak

Nous  parlerons    We shall speak

Vous  parlerez     You shall speak

Ils   parleront    They shall speak

Elles parleront    They shall speak


Example: finir = to finish In case of verbs ending in –ir add avoir endings to the infinitive form of the verb.


Je    finirai      I shall finish

Tu    finiras      You will finish

Il    finira       He will finish

Elle  finira       She will finish

Nous  finirons     We shall finish

Vous  finirez      You will finish

Ils   finiront     They will finish

Elles finiront     They will finish


In case of verbs ending in –re, remove –e andadd avoir endings.
Example: Vendre = to sell
vendre = vend
Remove -e and you get vend.


Je    vendrai     I shall sell

Tu    vendras     You will sell

Il    vendra      He will sell

Elle  vendra      She will sell

Nous  vendrons    We shall sell

Vous  vendrez     You will sell

Ils   vendront    They will sell

Elles vendront    They will sell


There are some verbs which have irregular stems.

Add avoir endings to these irregular stems.


verb         stem     meaning

1 aller      ir       To go

2 avoir      aur      To havev
3 être       ser      To be

4 faire      fer      To do, to make

5 savoir     saur     To know

6 falloir    faudr    must

7 valoir     vaudr    worth

8 vouloir    voudr    want

9 apercevoir apercevr notice

10 décevoir  décevr   deceive

11 pleuvoir  pleuvr   rain

12 recevoir  recevr   receive

13 courir    courr    run

14 secourir  secourr  assist

15 mourir    mourr    die

16 voir      verr     see

17 envoyer   enverr   send

18 tenir     tiendr   hold

19 venir     viendr   come