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    The document discusses expressing future actions in French using the futur proche (near future tense). It explains that the futur proche is similar to using "going to" in English. It provides examples of how to conjugate the verb "aller" in the present tense followed by an infinitive verb to form the futur proche. The futur proche is used to talk about actions that will happen in a relatively short time period, though what counts as short can vary. Exercises are provided to practice translating sentences between English and French using the futur proche.

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    The document discusses expressing future actions in French using the futur proche (near future tense). It explains that the futur proche is similar to using "going to" in English. It provides examples of how to conjugate the verb "aller" in the present tense followed by an infinitive verb to form the futur proche. The futur proche is used to talk about actions that will happen in a relatively short time period, though what counts as short can vary. Exercises are provided to practice translating sentences between English and French using the futur proche.

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    The document discusses expressing future actions in French using the futur proche (near future tense). It explains that the futur proche is similar to using "going to" in English. It provides examples of how to conjugate the verb "aller" in the present tense followed by an infinitive verb to form the futur proche. The futur proche is used to talk about actions that will happen in a relatively short time period, though what counts as short can vary. Exercises are provided to practice translating sentences between English and French using the futur proche.

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    July 7, 2010 Courtesy of Frenchtasticpeople.

    com

    Expressing Future Actions With the Futur Proche.


    Bonjour dear Frenchtastic members!
    Here is another useful language lesson brought to you by FrenchtasticPeople.com .

    To express future actions in French, you can use two main methods. Of course, one of
    them, quite simply, consists in using the futur simple tense. The second one, which is very
    commonly-used among French speakers, is the Futur Proche, and this is what I am going to
    show you today.

     What is the futur proche (near future), anyway, and how is it different from the futur
    simple?
    To get a better of the futur proche in French, simply think about the grammatical
    construction to be going to + verb in English.
    Examples:
    - She is going to wash the dishes.  Elle va laver les assiettes.
    - We are going to watch a movie tonight.  Nous allons regarder un film ce soir.

    The main difference between the futur proche and the futur simple is that with the former, you
    can express actions in the future that are about to happen in a “relatively short period of time”.
    But what does a “relatively short period of time” really mean? Well, it’s hard to determine. At
    times, I will use the futur proche to express actions that are to occur the following year, such as
    in “Je vais aller en France l’année prochaine” and I can also use the futur simple to describe actions
    that will occur any second from now, but neither use seems to be incorrect in a spoken
    conversation.

     How to form the futur proche?


    As you can see from the above examples, to express future actions with the futur proche,
    you must use the verb aller (to go), in the simple present, followed directly by a verb in the
    infinitive* form, for example, manger, danser, prendre, venir, etc.
    (*I will assume here that you are pretty familiar with the infinitive form, but if you aren’t feel
    free to shoot me an email at prof_moderator@frenchtasticpeople.com and I’ll explain it to you).

    Formula: Futur Proche


    Subject + Aller (conjuguated in the simple present) + verb (in the infinitive form).

    {Aller} in the simple present tense:


    Je vais | Tu vas | Il/Elle va | Nous allons | Vous allez | Ils/Elles vont.

    You can find the audio files for this verb at frenchtasticpeople.com

    In the meantime, why don’t you solve this little exercise?


    Translation from English (or your own language) into French and vice versa.
    1. Marcel va diner au restaurant ce soir. 
    2. Les enfants vont jouer dans le parc ce week-end. 
    3. We are going to learn French this summer. 
    4. Are you going to study today?  (Use the inversion method to ask a question. Email me if in trouble )

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