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Le Futur Proche in French Grammar

The futur proche, also known as the futur composé, is used to talk about actions in the near future. It corresponds to the English structure going to + infinitive, and emphasises that there is already an intention behind the action.

Futur simple vs. futur proche

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Fs_desc

J’habiterai à Paris.

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Fp_desc

Je vais dîner.

How to conjugate the futur proche in French

Aller_label(Present_label)
Infinitive_label

Je vais manger. Tu vas partir.

How to make negative sentences in the futur proche

ne + aller + pas + infinitiveNeg_wrap
Je ne vais pas partir.
Tu ne vas pas te tromper.