Futur Simple: Regular Verbs

The futur simple (simple future) is used to express future actions in a more formal or definitive way than the futur proche. It is a single-word tense — no auxiliary needed. The formation is straightforward for regular verbs: add specific endings to the infinitive.

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Formation Rule

Infinitive + future endings

For -re verbs, drop the final -e before adding the endings.

The Future Endings

Subject	Ending
je	-ai
tu	-as
il / elle / on	-a
nous	-ons
vous	-ez
ils / elles	-ont

Tip: These endings look exactly like the present tense of avoir (ai, as, a, avons, avez, ont) — minus the "av" for nous/vous. This is not a coincidence; historically the future tense developed from the infinitive + avoir.

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First Group: -er Verbs

Take the full infinitive and add the endings:

Parler (to speak)

Subject	Futur Simple	English
je	parlerai	I will speak
tu	parleras	you will speak
il/elle/on	parlera	he/she will speak
nous	parlerons	we will speak
vous	parlerez	you will speak
ils/elles	parleront	they will speak

More -er Examples

Infinitive	je	nous	ils
manger	mangerai	mangerons	mangeront
travailler	travaillerai	travaillerons	travailleront
acheter	achèterai	achèterons	achèteront
voyager	voyagerai	voyagerons	voyageront
jouer	jouerai	jouerons	joueront

Note: Verbs like acheter that have a mute "e" in the stem change it to "è" in the future: j'achèterai. Similarly, appeler doubles the "l": j'appellerai.

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Second Group: -ir Verbs

Same rule — full infinitive + endings:

Finir (to finish)

Subject	Futur Simple	English
je	finirai	I will finish
tu	finiras	you will finish
il/elle/on	finira	he/she will finish
nous	finirons	we will finish
vous	finirez	you will finish
ils/elles	finiront	they will finish

More -ir Examples

Infinitive	je	nous	ils
choisir	choisirai	choisirons	choisiront
réussir	réussirai	réussirons	réussiront
remplir	remplirai	remplirons	rempliront
grandir	grandirai	grandirons	grandiront

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Third Group: -re Verbs

Drop the final -e, then add endings:

Vendre (to sell) — Stem: vendr-