Thursday, December 26, 2019
French Near Future Tense Futur Proche
The French near futureâ€â€futur procheâ€â€is a verb construction that is used to express something that is going to happen soon, an upcoming event that will occur in the near future. Note that in French, this verb tense is called futur proche; to avoid misspelling this term, notice that the French spelling of futur does not have an e on the end, unlike future in English. The Concept of Time The near future in French, as in English, illustrates the fluidity of time. There is the straightforward futureâ€â€I will eat, or Je mangeraiâ€â€and there is the near futureâ€â€I am going to eat, or Je vais mangerâ€â€which assumes a time a little earlier than the future. Likewise, in constructions involving the present, there is the straightforward presentâ€â€I eat, or Je mangeâ€â€and the continuous present, which assumes a continuous process completed in the presentâ€â€I am eating, or Je suis en train de manger, meaning Im in the process of eating. The fact that the continuous present action begins in the present prevents any point on the timeline of that continuous action from being considered the near future or future. Forming "FuturProche" The futur proche, or near future, is formed by combining the present of aller, which means to go, with the infinitive of the action verb, a single word that is the basic, unconjugated form of the verb. This makes the futur proche one of the easiest tenses to construct in the French language, and, as such, fairly foolproof. That said, it does require the user to correctly spell the present tense of aller. The Present Tense of "Aller" Before forming future proche, familiarize yourself with the spellings of the present tense conjugations of aller. Je vais I goTu vas You goIl va He goesNous allons We goVous allez You (plural) goIls vont They go Note that one common mistake French language beginners make is incorrectly saying je va instead of je vais. Combine the Present Tense of "Aller"' With an Infinitive To indicate that you will do something, that someone else will do something, or that something will occur in the near future, combine the present tense of aller with an infinitive. Note that you are not using the infinitive of aller, which is simply aller. Instead, use the correct present-tense use of aller, which is determined by the pronouns that follow it: je (I), tu (you), il (he), nous (we), vous (you plural), and ils (they), as demonstrated in the examples. Je vais voir Luc.  Im going to see Luc.Il va arriver.  Hes going to arrive.Nous allons manger.  Were going to eat.Je vais à ©tudier.  I am going to study.Vas-tu nous aider?  Are you going to help us?Nous allons partir dans cinq minutes.  Were going to leave in five minutes. Additional Resources As you brush up on future proche, take a few minutes to review the rules for French future tense, infinitives, verb timelines, and present tense.
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