French Grammar: The Future Perfect

… Identify: French Grammar: The Future Perfect la grammaire française: le futur antérieur Study: Perfect tenses are also known as compound tenses. They use a conjugated auxiliary verb (either AVOIR or ÊTRE) combined with the past participle of the main verb. The Future Perfect (le futur antérieur) is f0rmed with the future tense (le futur) form of the auxiliary verb (AVOIR […]

French Grammar: The Present Indicative Tense and Future Events

… Identify: French Grammar: The Present Indicative Tense and Future Events la grammaire française: le présent indicatif et le futur The present indicative tense in French is used to talk about actions that take place in the present.  However, it can also be used to talk about things that will happen in the near future. […]

French Grammar: The Future Tense with [QUAND] and Other Conjunctions

Identify: French Grammar: The Future Tense with [QUAND] and Other Conjunctions la grammaire française: le temps futur avec [quand] et autres conjonctions Quand il voyagera en France, il mangera beaucoup de fromage. When he (will) travel to France, he will eat a lot of cheese. Nous verrons la Tour Eiffel dès que nous arriverons au […]

French Grammar: The Future Tense

Identify: French Grammar: The Future Tense la grammaire française: le temps futur The future tense is used to tell what will take place in the future. In order to talk about what will happen in your future or to understand what others will do you will need to understand the future tense in French. Study: You may have already learned the simple […]

French Grammar: The Near Future – [ALLER] + Infinitive

… Identify: French Grammar: The Near Future – [ALLER] + Infinitive la grammaire française: le futur proche – [aller] + l’Infinitif The Near Future (Le Futur Proche) is a way to talk about things that are going to happen.  It indicates the intention to act in the future, and implies that the action is fairly immediate.  […]