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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{le futur proche}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Le futur proche: the near future in French \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) Le futur proche, also known as le futur composé, is used to talk about actions in the near future. It corresponds to the English structure going to + infinitive, and emphasises that there is already an intention behind the action. \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 5) We use the futur proche in the following cases: \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1) to talk about an action that will take place shortly \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2) to talk about a planned action in the near future \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1) To conjugate the futur proche, we use the present tense of the verb aller as an auxiliary verb, followed by the infinitive of the main verb.% Row Count 13 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.84 cm} x{4.16 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Aller}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} je vais & + infinitive \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} tu vas & + infinitive \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} il va & + infinitive \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} nous allons & + infinitive \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} vous allez & + infinitive \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ils vont & + infinitive \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{le futur simple}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{The 'simple' future (le futur) is so-named because it is a one-word tense. In other words, its formation is simple because there is no auxiliary. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 3) The endings for the simple future are: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont. The future stem for -er and -ir verbs is the infinitive. For regular -re verbs, the stem is the infinitive minus the final e. In all cases, the future stem ends in -r: this sound characterizes the future and the conditional.The French simple future tense is generally translated into English with the modal auxiliary 'will.' \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 8) The simple future is more formal than the immediate future, although both tenses may be used in most contexts. We mostly use this tense to talk about future plans or intentions, as well as to make predictions about what may occur in the future. \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 5) We use the futur simple in the following cases: \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 1) to talk about future intentions \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 1) to make suppositions or predictions about the future \newline % Row Count 20 (+ 2) in conditional sentences (if sentences)% Row Count 21 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{infinitive + The endings for the simple future are: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{irregular stems}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{être — ser- (elle sera) \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) avoir — aur- (j'aurai) \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) aller — ir- (nous irons) \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) faire — fer- (tu feras) \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) vouloir — voudr- (ils voudront) \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) pouvoir — pourr- (vous pourrez) \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) devoir — devr- (elle devra) \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1) falloir — faudr- (il faudra)% Row Count 8 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.356 cm} x{2.356 cm} x{2.888 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Irregulars: futur simple: avoir, être, vouloir}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} avoir & être & vouloir \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} j'aurai & je serai & je voudrai \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu auras & tu seras & tu voudras \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} il aura & il sera & il voudra \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} nous aurons & nous serons & nous voudrons \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} vous aurez & vous serez & nous voudrez \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ils auront & ils seront & ils voudront \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{More irregulars: futur simple}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{pouvoir} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{je pourrai} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{tu pourras} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{il pourra} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{nous pourrons} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{vous pourrez} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{ils pourront} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{falloir: il faudra \newline plouvoir: il pleuvra} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{exceptions: futur simple}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Exceptions to the conjugation rules: \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) A short e in the word stem receives a grave accent (accent grave) in the futur simple \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) Example: peser – je pèserai \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) Some verbs double their consonants. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) Example: jeter – je jetterai \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) For some verbs ending in -rir, the i is omitted before adding the future ending. \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 2) Example: courir – je courrai \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) For verbs ending in -yer, the y becomes an i in the futur simple. (For verbs ending in -ayer, both y and i are permitted) \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 3) Example: employer – j'emploierai \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 1) Verbs ending in -oir are irregular in the futur simple, as are aller, envoyer, faire and venir. \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 2) Example: pouvoir – je pourrai,% Row Count 16 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}