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Also known as: French simple future · le futur simple · future tense
The futur simple is the French tense for future actions, predictions, promises, and formal future statements. It usually uses the infinitive as a stem plus endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, and -ont, with irregular stems such as ser-, aur-, ir-, fer-, and pourr-.
Futur simple is common in writing, announcements, plans, and formal argumentation. In everyday conversation, French speakers often use futur proche for immediate or informal future actions.
Use futur simple in formal TEF/TCF recommendations, predictions, and consequences to sound more precise than relying only on aller + infinitive.
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