The futur proche is called the ‘near future’ in English, close in meaning to ‘going to + infinitive’. It is used to describe actions that will happen very soon. Rentrez vite ! Il va pleuvoir !

What is the future proche in French?

The futur proche is called the ‘near future‘ in English, close in meaning to ‘going to + infinitive’. It is used to describe actions that will happen very soon. Rentrez vite ! Il va pleuvoir !

How do you use future proche?

The futur proche (near future) tense describes what is going to happen with certainty. To form the futur proche, use the present tense of aller (to go) plus an infinitive . To make it negative and say something is not going to happen, put ne … pas or n’… pas around the conjugated verb aller.