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Throughthelessonsoflevel1,wedidn’tlearnhowtomakeanyfuturesentences,except
byusingthepresenttenseinordertotalkaboutupcomingevents.
Forthis2ndlessonoflevel2,let’slearnthenearfuturetense,alsoconsideredastheeasy
future“tense”.
ALLER+INFINITIVEVERB:THENEARFUTURE“TENSE”
Although the verb “aller” means “to go”, it is used in the casual way to express the near
future tense. The structure “aller+infinitiveverb” is commonly used as the near future
tense.
Usages:
ü to express somethingthatisgoingtohappen or that someone is about to do (it
willoccurinthenearfuture)
ü totalkaboutanupcomingchange
ü totalkaboutaresolutionthatyoumade
Thisstructureisthemostnaturalwaytotalkabouteventsthatwillhappenforsureor
thatarehighlyprobabletohappeninatimenotsofarfromnow(whatweconsideras
the“nearfuture”dependsonthetypeofeventandaction).
Please also note that this “near future tense” is rather informal and slightly less used in
writing,comparedto“real”futuretensethatwewilllearninafurtherlesson.
In order to use this sentence structure, you have to conjugate the verb “aller” in the
presenttenseaccordingtothesubject,andthensimplyaddtheinfinitiveverboftheaction
thatwillhappeninthefuture.Forthisreason,thenearfutureisconsideredasthe“easy
futuretense”(noneedtorememberthefutureconjugationofallverbswhenusingit).
Pronoun(subject)
Presenttenseof
“aller”(togo)
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
vais
vas
va
allons
allez
vont
Examples:
Aller+infinitiveverb
Jevaismanger.
Tuvasmanger.
Ilvapartir.
Nousallonspartir.
Vousallezregarder.
Ilsvontregarder.
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SAMPLESENTENCES
Quandest-cequetuvaspartir?
Whenareyougoingtoleave?
Jevaispartirdans20minutes.
I’mgoingtoleavein20minutes.
Jevaismangeraurestaurantdemainsoir.
I’mgoingtoeatattherestauranttomorrownight.
Qu’est-cequetuvasfaireaujourd’hui?
Whatareyougoingtodotoday?
Jevaisallervoirunmatchdefootavecmesamiscetaprès-midi.
I’mgoingtoseeafootballgamewithmyfriendsthisafternoon.
NousallonsdéménageràStrasbourgl’anprochain.
WearegoingtomovetoStrasbourgnextyear.
Vousallezpartiràlaretraitecetteannéeoul’anprochain?
Areyougoingtoretirethisyearornextyear?
OùlesJeuxOlympiquesvont-ilssedérouleren2024?
WheretheOlympicGameswilltakeplacein2024?
Note that if you use an adverb such as “bientôt” (soon), it should be between the
conjugatedverb“aller”andtheinfinitiveverb.
Onvabientôtacheterunenouvellevoiture.
Wearegoingtobuyanewcarsoon.
WORDSANDEXPRESSIONSRELATEDTOTHENEARFUTURE
Cematin Cetaprès-midi
Cesoir
Cettenuit Aujourd’hui Demain(soir)
Lasemaineprochaine
Lemoisprochain Thismorning/Today’smorning
Thisafternoon
Thisevening
Tonight
Today
Tomorrow(evening)
Nextweek
Nextmonth
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L’anprochain
Nextyear
L’annéeprochaine
Nextyear
Youcanalsousethepreposition“dans”tosaywhensomethingwillhappeninthefuture:
Dans5minutes Dansquelquesminutes
Dans1h
Dansdeuxsemaines
In5minutes(5minuteslater)
Infewminutes
Inonehour
Intwoweeks
OTHEREXPRESSIONSTOTALKABOUTANUPCOMINGEVENT
Êtresurlepointde+verb
Tobeabouttodosomething
→
Jesuissurlepointdesortir.
I’mabouttogoout.
→
Leconcertestsurlepointdedémarrer.
Theconcertisabouttostart.
S’apprêterà+verb
(pronominalverb,donotforgetthereflexivepronoun
Tobeaboutto,togetreadyto seeBeginning1–Lesson37)
→
Jem’apprêteàalleràl’école.
I’mabouttogotoschool./I’mgettingreadytogotoschool.
→
Leprésidents’apprêteàfaireundiscours.
Thepresidentisabouttomakeaspeech.
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