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The future and immediate future tensesUsing the immediate future

The future and the immediate future tense are both used to talk about what will happen in the future. Find out how these are formed using regular and irregular verbs.

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Using the immediate future

The immediate future tense is also used to talk about what is going to happen in the future. It is easy to formulate.

You need:

The present tense of the verb aller + the infinitive of the main verb.

How to form the immediate future

The immediate future requires two steps:

1. Use the present tense of aller

You must select the correct part of aller that you need. For example:

  • je vais - I'm going
Subject pronounAller = to goEnglish
jevaisI'm going
tuvasYou're going (informal)
il/elle/onvaHe is going/She is going/We are going
nousallonsWe are going
vousallezYou are going (formal, plural)
ils/ellesvontThey are going
Subject pronounje
Aller = to govais
EnglishI'm going
Subject pronountu
Aller = to govas
EnglishYou're going (informal)
Subject pronounil/elle/on
Aller = to gova
EnglishHe is going/She is going/We are going
Subject pronounnous
Aller = to goallons
EnglishWe are going
Subject pronounvous
Aller = to goallez
EnglishYou are going (formal, plural)
Subject pronounils/elles
Aller = to govont
EnglishThey are going

2. Then simply add your infinitive

  • regarder la t茅l茅vision ce soir - to watch television tonight

You combine the correct part of aller with the infinitive and you get the immediate future:

  • je vais regarder la t茅l茅vision ce soir - I'm going to watch TV tonight

More examples:

  • tu vas + jouer au baskettu vas jouer au basket ? - are you going to play basketball?
  • ils vont + partir en vacancesils vont partir en vacances - they're going to go on holiday
  • elle va + aller au cin茅maelle va aller au cin茅ma - she's going to the cinema

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