Conjugation tenses Indicative simple future - Le Conjugueur

The simple future tense and the present conditional are formed in the same way from the infinitive of the verb. These two tenses have been etymologically formed in the same way from the endings of the auxiliary "avoir". In the simple future tense, all the endings are the same in all the groups: -rai , -ras, -ra , -rons, -rez, -ront.

In the first person singular, the pronunciation is slightly different. The future has a slightly closed [é] sound, while the conditional has an open [è] sound. This makes it possible to differentiate between them. If this is not enough, the easiest way is to try to put the sentence in the second person singular. If we obtain an ending in -as, we have a simple future tense and not a conditional.

The past future is formed quite simply. We take the auxiliary to the simple future tense and add the past participle of the verb to be conjugated.

When an action occurs in the past, a future event can be expressed in relation to that action using the future of the past. The future in the past is formed simply by using the conditional. The present conditional corresponds to the future of the past and the past conditional corresponds to the past future of the past.

Il dit (present) qu'il viendra (future) avec nous. Il a déclaré (past) qu'il viendrait (conditional) avec nous.