Les auxiliaires au futur
Voici un rappel des auxiliaires utilisés pour conjuguer au futur.
Abréviations : BV pour base verbale (Ex. : go), PP pour participe passé (Ex. : gone) et V pour verbe.
A. Futur simple
• Phrase affirmative : will + BV
Ex. : The concert will start at 8 on the dot.
Le concert commencera à 8 heures pile.
• Question : will + BV
Ex. : Will the concert start at 8 on the dot?
• Phrase négative : won’t + BV
Ex. : The concert won’t start at 8 on the dot.
B. Futur continu
• Phrase affirmative : will + be + V-ing
Ex. : They will be listening to the performance at 8.30 this evening.
À 20h30, ils seront en train d’écouter la représentation.
• Question : will + be + V-ing
Ex. : Will they be listening to the performance at 8.30 this evening?
• Phrase négative : won’t + be + V-ing
Ex. : They won’t be listening to the performance at 8.30 this evening.
C. Futur antérieur
• Phrase affirmative : will + have + PP
Ex. : The play will have finished by 11.
La pièce sera terminée à 23 heures.
• Question : will + have + PP
Ex. : Will the play have finished by 11?
• Phrase négative : won’t + have + PP
Ex. : The play won’t have finished by 11.
D. Futur antérieur continu
• Phrase affirmative : will + have + been + V-ing
Ex. : At the end of today, I will have been working here for a week.
À la fin de la journée, ça fera une semaine que je travaille ici.
• Question : will + have + been + V-ing
Ex. : Will I have been working here for a week at the end of today?
• Phrase négative : won’t + have + been + V-ing
Ex. : I won’t have been working here for a week at the end of today.