Le futur simple The simple future tense what

Le futur simple The simple future tense = what WILL happen in the future

Le futur simple ¡ forming the STEM Regular –er and –ir verbs … use the infinitive (parler, partir) l Regular –re verbs … use the infinitive drop the “e” (attendre attendr ) l Irregular verbs… always end in an “r” l

Le futur simple ¡ Some Irregular verb stems l l l l Être ser Faire fer Aller ir Avoir aur Vouloir voudr Pouvoir pourr Voir verr

Le futur simple ¡ Future endings Je _____-ai l Tu_____-as l Il ______-a l Nous____-ons l Vous ____-ez l Ils _____-ont l

Le futur simple ¡ Note: l In English the word “will” is not directly translated to French. The conjugation of a verb in le futur simple implies that something will happen I will eat lots of croissants. Je mangerai beacoup de croissants.

Le conditionnel The conditional tense = what WOULD happen in certain circumstances

Le conditionnel ¡ forming l Same l l l the STEM as future stems! Regular –er and –ir verbs … use the infinitive (parler, partir) Regular –re verbs … use the infinitive drop the “e” (attendre attendr ) Irregular verbs… always end in an “r”

Le conditionnel ¡ Irregular l Same l l l l verb stems as future stems! Être ser Faire fer Aller ir Avoir aur Vouloir voudr Pouvoir pourr Voir verr

Le conditionnel ¡ conditional l Same endings as IMAPARFAIT endings Je _____-ais l Tu_____-ais l Il ______-ait l Nous____-ions l Vous ____-iez l Ils _____-aient l

Le conditionnel ¡ Note: l In English the word “would” is not directly translated to French. The conjugation of a verb in le conditionnel implies that something would happen I would eat lots of croissants. Je mangerais beacoup de croissants.

Translate these sentences: l l l l You (tu) will sing. We will watch the television tonight. She would buy the dress. I will play tennis tomorrow. I would use a dictionary. They will be nice. You (vous) would go to France.

Translate these sentences: l l l l You (tu) will sing. We will watch the television tonight. She would buy the dress. I will play tennis. I would use a dictionary. They will be nice. You (vous) would go to France. l l l l Tu chanteras. Nous regarderons la télévision ce soir. Elle achèterait la robe. Je jouerai au tennis. J’utiliserais un dictionnaire. Ils seront sympathiques. Vous iriez a la France.

Usages avec Si ¡ Si + present + FUTUR l Example: Si tu es intelliegent, tu étudieras pour l’examen. ¡ Si + imperfait + CONDITIONNEL l Example: Si j’ étais triste, je téléphonerais à ma mère.

Comparisons futur conditionnel