Chapter 12: Le Futur Proche (The Rocket Future)

Stop worrying about complex future tenses. Just say you are "going" to do it.

The "Magic" Formula

Subject + Aller + Infinitive

It's exactly like English: "I am going to eat."

Part 1: The Engine (Reviewing "Aller")

To launch this rocket, you need the verb Aller (To go). You learned this before, but let's refresh.

Je vais

I am going

Tu vas

You are going

Il / Elle va

He/She is going

Nous allons

We are going

Vous allez

You are going

Ils vont

They are going

Part 2: The Payload (Action Verbs)

Just add the WHOLE verb (the infinitive) after Aller. Don't change it!

Part 3: The Negative Sandwich (Again!)

Only negate the FIRST verb (Aller)!

Je ne vais pas manger.

(I am not going to eat.)

Dialogue: Le Week-end

Antoine and Lea plan their weekend.

A
Antoine

Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire ce week-end ?

(What are you going to do this weekend?)

Je vais aller au cinéma avec Marie. Et toi ?

(I am going to go to the cinema with Marie. And you?)
L
Lea
A
Antoine

Moi, je vais dormir ! Je suis trop fatigué.

(Me, I am going to sleep! I am too tired.)

Le Coin Culturel: "Faire le Pont"

French people love their holidays. If a public holiday falls on a Thursday, many people will "make the bridge" (Faire le pont) and take Friday off too, creating a 4-day weekend. It's a national sport!

Future Builder

Construct the sentence: "We are going to speak."

+
+
Nous
allons
parler
Je
vais

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