Near Future with "Aller"

Near Future: the Basics

Rule 1: To talk about actions in the near future (le futur proche), the verb aller is used in its present tense along with the infinitive of the conjugated verb. This type of future tense is most commonly used in spoken or casual French.

It corresponds to the English construction "will/going to" + infinitive.

When To Use Near Future

Rule 2: Le futur proche is used in the following situations:

- when we talk about an action that will take place shortly

- when we talk about a planned action in the near future

Forming the Near Future

Let's take a look at the example of conjugating the verb manger (to eat) in the near future:

Negation in the Near Future

Rule 3: For the negation in the near future, ne and pas enclose the conjugated form of aller followed by the infinitive.