Faire (to do) · Futur
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Faire in the French futur simple is: je ferai, tu feras, il/elle/on fera, nous ferons, vous ferez, ils/elles feront. The futur simple of faire uses the irregular contracted stem 'fer-' (not 'fair-'). 'Je ferai mes devoirs demain' = 'I will do my homework tomorrow'. Same stem powers the conditionnel ('je ferais').
| To Do | Faire |
|---|---|
| I will do | je ferai |
| you will do | tu feras |
| he/she will do | il/elle/on fera |
| we will do | nous ferons |
| you will do | vous ferez |
| they will do | ils/elles feront |
Faire (to do) in context
Sentences that use faire in the futur. Tap each to hear it.
Tomorrow I will do my shopping.
Will you do the presentation Friday?
She will make a cake for your birthday.
We will take a trip this winter.
You will make many friends at university.
They will clean tomorrow morning.
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-.
Frequently asked questions
How do you conjugate faire in the futur?
Why is the futur stem 'fer-' instead of 'fair-'?
When do I use 'je ferai' instead of 'je vais faire'?
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