The future of irregular verbs

Key points

There are many verbs in French that are irregular in the future. These include: j'irai - I'll go, j’aurai - I'll have, je serai - I'll be, je ferai - I'll do.

Many verbs in French are wholly irregular in the future. To form them you need to use a specific future "stem" (and not the infinitive) which you add the standard endings to: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont.

Table 35a: Future irregular verbs
finir to finish
aller	j'irai
avoir	j'aurai
devoir	je devrai
être	je serai
faire	je ferai
savoir	je saurai
venir	je viendrai
voir	je verrai
vouloir	je voudrai

Here are some examples of irregular future verbs in use:

Je viendrai te voir mercredi

I'll come and see you on Wednesday

Il aura douze ans lundi

He'll be twelve on Monday

Elle sera très contente d’entendre la nouvelle

She will be very happy to hear the news

Cet après-midi nous ferons des courses

This afternoon we'll do some shopping

Samedi ils iront à la plage

On Saturday they'll go to the beach

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