Vouloir (to want) · Futur
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Vouloir in the French futur simple is: je voudrai, tu voudras, il/elle/on voudra, nous voudrons, vous voudrez, ils/elles voudront. The futur simple of vouloir uses the irregular contracted stem 'voudr-'. Same stem powers the conditionnel — and the conditionnel 'je voudrais' is far more common than the futur 'je voudrai' in everyday French.
| To Want | Vouloir |
|---|---|
| I will want | je voudrai |
| you will want | tu voudras |
| he/she will want | il/elle/on voudra |
| we will want | nous voudrons |
| you will want | vous voudrez |
| they will want | ils/elles voudront |
Vouloir (to want) in context
Sentences that use vouloir in the futur. Tap each to hear it.
One day, I will want to retire.
You will want to rest after this trip.
She will surely want to come.
We will want a big party.
You will want to know everything, I'm sure.
They will want more information.
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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