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The Near Future – aller + infinitive

Form the near future tense using the conjugated verb aller followed by an infinitive.
The near future (futur proche) is formed with the present tense of aller + infinitive. It expresses plans and intentions.
Futur proche = aller (present) + infinitive.
Futur proche
Je vais manger = I am going to eat / I will eat
Conjugate aller first: je vais tu vas il/elle va nous allons vous allez ils/elles vont.
Full conjugation of aller (to go).
Aller
je vais
The near future expresses what is going to happen soon or what is planned/decided.
Futur proche = imminent or decided future.
Je vais partir demain = I am going to leave tomorrow
The near future is more common in spoken French than the simple future tense.
Futur proche dominates spoken French.
On va regarder un film ce soir = We're going to watch a film tonight
To negate the near future place ne…pas around the conjugated aller.
Negate futur proche with ne…pas around aller.
Je ne vais pas manger = I am not going to eat
The simple future tense (futur simple) uses the infinitive as stem + endings: -ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont.
Futur simple endings attached to infinitive.
je parlerai / tu finiras / il vendra
Irregular future stems must be memorized: être → ser- avoir → aur- aller → ir- faire → fer- pouvoir → pourr-.
Key irregular future stems.
je serai / j'aurai / j'irai / je ferai / je pourrai
Use the futur simple for more distant future events predictions and formal contexts.
Futur simple for distant predictions or formal use.
Dans dix ans je serai médecin = In ten years I will be a doctor
After quand lorsque dès que aussitôt que French uses the future tense (not present as in English).
French uses future after quand and time conjunctions.
Quand il arrivera nous mangerons = When he arrives we will eat
Si + present tense + futur simple forms a real conditional: if X happens then Y will happen.
Si + present + futur = real conditional.
Si tu travailles tu réussiras = If you work you will succeed