Prendre (to take) · Futur
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Prendre in the French futur simple is: je prendrai, tu prendras, il/elle/on prendra, nous prendrons, vous prendrez, ils/elles prendront. The futur simple of prendre is regular — full infinitive 'prendre' + future endings = 'prendrai'. Same stem powers the conditionnel ('je prendrais').
| To Take | Prendre |
|---|---|
| I will take | je prendrai |
| you will take | tu prendras |
| he/she will take | il/elle/on prendra |
| we will take | nous prendrons |
| you will take | vous prendrez |
| they will take | ils/elles prendront |
Prendre (to take) in context
Sentences that use prendre in the futur. Tap each to hear it.
Tomorrow I will take the train early.
What will you have for dinner?
She will make her decisions alone.
We will take a vacation this summer.
You will grasp the extent of the problem soon.
They will take the plane at midnight.
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
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Why doesn't prendre have a contracted futur stem?
When do I use 'je prendrai' instead of 'je vais prendre'?
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