Learn how to form and use the Futur Simple in French — for future actions, commands and hypothetical sentences, in the context of student life in Lyon.
About this lesson
In Lesson 25 you will learn how to form and use the simple future tense (Futur Simple) in French. You will work with a dialogue about student life in Lyon that features real uses of the future — promises, assumptions and hypothetical situations. You will practise the regular and irregular verbs in the Futur Simple and learn how to ask questions and form negatives in the future tense. The lesson is a key step towards expressing future plans and conditions more freely and confidently at A2 level.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
Form the Futur Simple of regular verbs from the first, second and third groups.
Know and use the most common irregular verbs in the Futur Simple (avoir, être, aller, faire, pouvoir, etc.).
Distinguish between the three ways of expressing the future: présent, futur proche, futur simple.
Ask questions and form negatives in the Futur Simple.
Use the future tense in the context of promises, commands and hypothetical sentences.
Recognise and use useful vocabulary from the field of education and student life.
Lesson vocabulary
prêterTu peux me prêter un ticket?
rendreJe te les rendrai demain.
supposerVous connaissez tous Sylviane, je suppose?
le chômageDans cinq ans, il y aura peut-être 50 % de jeunes au chômage.
se révolterIls se révolteront et ils auront raison.
partagerLes autres devront partager.
le boulotTu trouveras peut-être un super boulot à 15 000 francs par mois.
le fricTu partageras ton fric avec les copains?
parierJe te parie que ses parents sont pleins de fric.
mignon / mignonneElle est plutôt mignonne.
la soiréeTu viens ce soir à la soirée de Sylviane?
le restaurant universitaireA midi, tu mangeras au restaurant universitaire.