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Avoir (to have) · Futur

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Avoir in the French futur simple is: j'aurai, tu auras, il/elle/on aura, nous aurons, vous aurez, ils/elles auront. The futur simple of avoir uses the irregular stem 'aur-' (not 'avoir-'). 'J'aurai vingt ans demain' = 'I will be 20 tomorrow' (literally 'I will have 20 years'). Same stem powers the conditionnel ('j'aurais').

avoir conjugation in the Futur Simple
To HaveAvoir
I will have
j'aurai
you will have
tu auras
he/she will have
il/elle/on aura
we will have
nous aurons
you will have
vous aurez
they will have
ils/elles auront
Examples

Avoir (to have) in context

Sentences that use avoir in the futur. Tap each to hear it.

J'aurai vingt ans demain.

I will be twenty tomorrow.

Tu auras besoin de courage.

You will need courage.

Elle aura une surprise ce soir.

She will have a surprise tonight.

Nous aurons une réponse bientôt.

We will have an answer soon.

Vous aurez beaucoup de travail demain.

You will have a lot of work tomorrow.

Ils auront un nouveau bébé en avril.

They will have a new baby in April.

Tip

Working with the futur

The futur simple ("je parlerai") describes future actions, predictions, and conjecture about the present. In conversation it competes with the futur proche ("je vais parler" — going-to future), which is more common for near-term plans. Use the futur simple for distant or formal futures ("un jour, je voyagerai en Asie") and for conjecture ("il sera fatigué" = he must be tired). The futur stem is the full infinitive for regular verbs (parler-, finir-, vendr-), with a small set of irregular stems for high-frequency verbs: être → ser-, avoir → aur-, aller → ir-, faire → fer-, savoir → saur-, pouvoir → pourr-, vouloir → voudr-, venir → viendr-, devoir → devr-, voir → verr-.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate avoir in the futur?
The futur of avoir uses the irregular stem 'aur-': j'aurai, tu auras, il/elle/on aura, nous aurons, vous aurez, ils/elles auront. The standard French future endings attach to 'aur-' rather than the infinitive 'avoir'. This same stem is reused for the conditionnel (j'aurais).
Why is the futur stem 'aur-' instead of 'avoir-'?
Avoir's futur stem is irregular and inherited from Latin 'habere' (to have) → vulgar Latin 'habere habeo' → 'auro' → French 'aur-'. The full infinitive 'avoir' would have been clumsy with future endings ('avoirai'). A handful of high-frequency French verbs developed contracted future stems through everyday speech: avoir (aur-), être (ser-), aller (ir-), faire (fer-), savoir (saur-), pouvoir (pourr-), vouloir (voudr-), venir (viendr-), devoir (devr-), voir (verr-).
What's the difference between 'j'aurai' (futur simple) and 'je vais avoir' (futur proche)?
Both express future possession. 'J'aurai' (futur simple) feels slightly more formal, more committed, or further in time: 'j'aurai vingt ans dans deux mois' (I'll be 20 in two months). 'Je vais avoir' (futur proche) is more conversational for near-term plans: 'je vais avoir un examen demain' (I'm going to have an exam tomorrow). The futur simple also expresses conjecture: 'elle aura raison' = 'she's probably right' — speculation about a likely present truth.
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