Making Sentences with the Immediate Future Tense

How to Form the Immediate Future:

• You use the verb aller (which means "to go") plus another verb in its base form.

Examples:

• Je vais manger. (I am going to eat.)
• Nous allons parler. (We are going to talk.)

Understanding Regular Verbs:

1. -er verbs: parler (to speak) → je parle (I speak)
2. -ir verbs: finir (to finish) → je finis (I finish)
3. -re verbs: vendre (to sell) → je vends (I sell)

More Sentence Examples:

• Tu vas finir tes devoirs. (You are going to finish your homework.)
• Ils vont vendre leur voiture. (They are going to sell their car.)

Making Negative Sentences:

• To say something is not going to happen, use: ne + aller + pas + infinitive.
• For example: Je ne vais pas jouer. (I am not going to play.)

Important Vocabulary and Grammar Tips

• Subject Pronouns:

  • je (I)
  • tu (you)
  • il (he)
  • elle (she)
  • nous (we)
  • vous (you all)
  • ils (they, male or mixed)
  • elles (they, female)

• Definite Articles:

  • le (the, masculine)
  • la (the, feminine)
  • l' (the, for words that start with a vowel)

• Indefinite Articles:

  • un (a, masculine)
  • une (a, feminine)

• Possessive Adjectives:

  • mon (my, masculine)
  • ma (my, feminine)
  • mes (my, plural)

• Demonstrative Adjectives:

  • ce (this, masculine)
  • cet (this, masculine and starts with a vowel)
  • cette (this, feminine)
  • ces (these)

• Simple Connecting Words:

  • et (and)
  • mais (but)
  • ou (or)

• Basic Questions:

  • For example: Est-ce que tu vas manger? (Are you going to eat?)

Putting It All Together: When you want to talk about the immediate future, just remember to use aller with the base form of the verb. Make sure it matches the subject.

For example:

• "Nous allons acheter un livre." (We are going to buy a book.)

Practice Activity:

Try changing simple sentences into their negative and question forms. This will help you learn both the immediate future tense and other grammar rules better!