| 10.1.1 Alternative for the futur simple |
There is a simple alternative for the futur simple, which is also used quite more often in everyday life than the futur simple: the futur proche . It is a composed of the conjugated form of the verb aller (to go) and the infinitive. One could say it is the French version of the be-going-to-future.
| Das futur composé | ||
| aller (to go) | + infinitif | |
| Je | vais | manger voyager boire lire écrire |
| Tu | vas | |
| Il | va | |
| Elle | va | |
| Nous | allons | |
| Vous | allez | |
| Ils | vont | |
| Examples | |
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Je vais le faire. = I will do it. |
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Tu vas la connaître. = You will meet her. |
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Nous allons être heureux. = We will be happy. |
Both, the futur simple and the futur composé describe actions in the future.
For people with knowledge of other Roman languages - here is a difference between Spanish and Italian on the one side and French on the other. French does not use a preposition:
Spanish: Voy a decirte una cosa.
Italian: Vada a dirti cualque cosa.
French: Je vais te dire quelque chose.
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