The futur proche is the construction pronoun + present tense of aller (to go) + infinitive verb, e.g. Je vais manger une pizza (I am going to eat a pizza). If you need a reminder of the futur proche watch this video:

However, the futur simple is even easier! The futur simple (simple future) describes what will happen for predictions and future projects.

Form the simple future of regular -er and -ir verbs by taking the infinitive  and adding the following endings:

Subject	Future ending	Example	Translation
Je	-ai	je mangerai	I’ll eat
tu	-as	tu finiras
Il/elle/on	-a	Il regardera
nous	-ons	nous jouerons
vous	-ez	vous parlerez
Ils/elles	-ont	elles partiront

Can you translate the examples in the last column?

The simple future of regular –re verbs is formed by removing the final -e from the infinitive and adding the endings above. For example:

vendre – je vendrai – I will sell / I’ll sell

boire – nous boirons – we will drink / we’ll drink

Some common verbs are irregular in the simple future. This means that the stems are irregular but the endings are the same as for regular verbs.

Useful irregular verbs in the simple future: J’aurai (I will have)  tu feras (you will do/make)   il sera (he will be)  nous irons (we will go) vous devrez (you will have to)

Have a go at translating these phrases that use irregular verbs:

1.You (tu) will have a good mark.

2. I will go to the market.

3. You (vous) will be happy.

4. He should eat healthily.

5. We will see a film on Saturday.

6. They will make a cake.

Post your answers in the comments!