Near Future - Futur proche - French Grammar + Pronunciation Glossary

Definition: A verb construction used to express something that is going to happen soon, an upcoming event which is going to occur in the near future.

Formation: Present tense of aller + infinitive of action verb

Examples:

Je vais voir Luc.
I'm going to see Luc.

Il va arriver.
He's going to arrive.

Nous allons manger.
We're going to eat.

Misspelling: Future proche

Related lessons: Aller - Future tense - Infinitive - Verb timeline

Related terms: future - infinitive - present tense