Le Futur Proche
The futur proche (near future) tense describes what is going to happen with certainty.
Forming the near future tense
To form the futur proche, use the present tense of aller (to go) and an infinitive.
present tense of aller | infinitive (example) | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
je | vais | regarder | I’m going to watch |
tu | vas | manger | you’re going to eat |
il/elle/on | va | faire | he/she/one is going to do |
nous | allons | avoir | we’re going to have |
vous | allez | vivre | you’re going to live |
ils/elles | vont | aller | they’re going to go |
Forming the negative
To make it negative put ne __ pas or n’ __ pas around the conjugated verb aller.
The futur proche (near future) tense describes what is going to happen with certainty.
Forming the near future tense
To form the futur proche, use the present tense of aller (to go) and an infinitive.
present tense of aller | infinitive (example) | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
je | vais | regarder | I’m going to watch |
tu | vas | manger | you’re going to eat |
il/elle/on | va | faire | he/she/one is going to do |
nous | allons | avoir | we’re going to have |
vous | allez | vivre | you’re going to live |
ils/elles | vont | aller | they’re going to go |
Forming the negative
To make it negative put ne __ pas or n’ __ pas around the conjugated verb aller.
