The lesson states that the e in, for example, 'joueront' is not pronounced.
Please explain why this is so when the verb in the following sentence, taken from the lesson, the e is pronounced.:
Nous volerons dans une heure.
Look at these examples:
Je choisirai ma nouvelle voiture.
I will choose my new car.
Un jour, tu parleras français couramment.
One day, you'll speak French fluently.
Il mangera chinois demain.
He will eat Chinese tomorrow.
Nous volerons dans une heure.
We will fly in one hour.
Vous finirez votre dîner?
Will you finish your dinner?
Les célébrations commenceront dans un instant.
Celebrations will start in a moment.
To form Le Futur (Simple) of regular -er or -ir verbs, you keep the infinitive form of the verb and then add the following endings: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont
Verbs like jouer or crier become je jouerai ou je crierai.
Even though we don't pronounce the "e", it is still there as part of the infinitive:
See also Conjugate semi-regular -oyer, -ayer, -uyer verbs in Le Futur (future tense)
Learn more about these related French grammar topics
Examples and resources
choisir
Je choisirai ma nouvelle voiture.
I will choose my new car.
commencer
Les célébrations commenceront dans un instant.
Celebrations will start in a moment.
crier
Je crierai de toutes mes forces.
I'll scream my head off.
finir
Vous finirez votre dîner?
Will you finish your dinner?
jouer
Ils joueront dans la pièce de l'école.
They will play in the school play.
manger
Il mangera chinois demain.
He will eat Chinese tomorrow.
parler
Un jour, tu parleras français couramment.
One day, you'll speak French fluently.
voler
Nous volerons dans une heure.
We will fly in one hour.
Q&A Forum 2 questions, 2 answers
Hi Stewart,
The "e" in "joueront" or "crieront" (inherited from the infinitive as explained in the lesson) are not pronounced because they are placed after a vowel. In "voleront", the "e" is placed after a consonant, and must be pronounced. Hope this helps!
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Pronunciation of jouer and crier in Le Futur
The lesson states that the e in, for example, 'joueront' is not pronounced.
Please explain why this is so when the verb in the following sentence, taken from the lesson, the e is pronounced.:
Nous volerons dans une heure.
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LauraKwiziq language super star
Bonjour Christopher,
I'm not quite sure what you're asking - how to pronounce the future? Here's an example: Je parlerai = [zheu par leu ray]
You can hear verb conjugations pronounced here: https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/verbs
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