"car je n'aurai pas à aller travailler."

Question

I would have expected devoir to be used here instead of avoir. Could someone clarify? Maybe I'm not understanding the tenses clearly. Thanks!

Cécile Janty-Davies · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Elysia, 
I wouldn't use 'devoir' here as it conveys more of an obligation -
Tu ne devrais pas aller au travail = You shouldn't go to work / you ought not to go to work 
Because this person is retired, there is no need to go to work any longer, so you could say also -
Je n'aurai plus besoin d'aller travailler
as an alternative to 
Je n'aurai pas à aller travailler
Hope this helps!

Jim Jones · Answer

Bonjour Elysia,
Firstly, I have to confess to not having carried out the test.
The exercise relates to a recent retirement situation and the speculation that life will now become more relaxed without the imperative "to go to work".
So I see this as a "futur simple" form of avoir with aller and "(travailler) work" as the object. "Because I will not have to go to work"
I hope this helps.
Bonne Journée
Jim

Anne Davies · Answer

J’aurai is being used here as part of the expression "avoir à", meaning to have to do something (rather than as an auxiliary verb). There was a recent question on the same topic: https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/je-choisis-quelques-films-a-regarder