FrenchConjugationFutur

Voir (to see) · Futur

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Voir in the French futur simple is: je verrai, tu verras, il/elle/on verra, nous verrons, vous verrez, ils/elles verront. The futur simple of voir uses the irregular stem 'verr-' (double r). 'Je te verrai demain' = 'I will see you tomorrow'. Same stem powers the conditionnel ('je verrais').

voir conjugation in the Futur Simple
To SeeVoir
I will see
je verrai
you will see
tu verras
he/she will see
il/elle/on verra
we will see
nous verrons
you will see
vous verrez
they will see
ils/elles verront
Examples

Voir (to see) in context

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

Je te verrai demain.

I will see you tomorrow.

Tu verras la mer en arrivant.

You'll see the sea when you arrive.

Elle verra le médecin lundi.

She will see the doctor on Monday.

Nous verrons ce qui se passe.

We will see what happens.

Vous verrez la différence très vite.

You will see the difference very quickly.

Ils verront leurs résultats jeudi.

They will see their results Thursday.

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 voir in the futur?
The futur of voir uses 'verr-' (double r): je verrai, tu verras, il/elle/on verra, nous verrons, vous verrez, ils/elles verront. Double 'r' is required — single 'r' is a spelling error.
Why does 'verrai' have a double r?
Voir's futur stem comes from Latin 'videre' (to see), which contracted through Old French to 'veer''ver-'. When the future endings (starting with -r-) attached, the result was 'verr-' with the double 'r' representing both the contracted stem-r and the future-tense -r. Three French verbs have double-r futurs: pouvoir (pourrai), voir (verrai), envoyer (enverrai). All double r.
What does 'on verra' mean?
'On verra' = 'we'll see' — one of the most-used French conversational shrugs. Equivalent to English 'we'll see' or 'we shall see'. Often used to defer a decision: 'tu viens à la fête?''on verra' (are you coming to the party? — we'll see). The futur of voir leans heavily into this generic-future use.
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