Parler (to speak) · Futur
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Parler in the French futur simple is: je parlerai, tu parleras, il/elle/on parlera, nous parlerons, vous parlerez, ils/elles parleront. The futur simple of parler is regular — full infinitive 'parler' + future endings. 'Je parlerai à mon patron demain' = 'I'll talk to my boss tomorrow'.
| To Speak | Parler |
|---|---|
| I will speak | je parlerai |
| you will speak | tu parleras |
| he/she will speak | il/elle/on parlera |
| we will speak | nous parlerons |
| you will speak | vous parlerez |
| they will speak | ils/elles parleront |
Parler (to speak) in context
Sentences that use parler in the futur. Tap each to hear it.
Tomorrow I will speak to my boss.
Will you speak at the ceremony?
She will speak about her book on the radio.
We will talk about all of this tomorrow.
Will you speak to the press?
They will speak at Monday's meeting.
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 parler in the futur?
Are future endings the same for -er, -ir, -re verbs?
When do I use 'je parlerai' instead of 'je vais parler'?
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