The document discusses irregular verbs in the future tense in French. Specifically, it notes that some verbs like devenir, maintenir, retenir, revenir, and tenir follow the same pattern as venir in the future tense, both in terms of form and in the present tense. It also lists the future forms of il y a, il faut, and il pleut as il y aura, il faudra, and il pleuvra, respectively. Finally, it provides an exercise for conjugating sample verbs in the future tense.

1. Point de d épart In the previous grammar point, you learned how to form the future tense. Although the future endings are the same for all verbs, some verbs use irregular stems in the future tense.

3. The verbs devenir , maintenir , retenir , revenir , and tenir are patterned after venir in the future tense, just as they are in the present tense. The future forms of il y a , il faut , and il pleut are, respectively, il y aura , il faudra , and il pleuvra .

4. Essayez! Conjuguez ces verbes au futur. irai, voudrai, saurai 1. je/j’ (aller, vouloir, savoir) ___________________ 2. tu (faire, pouvoir, envoyer) ___________________ 3. Marc (venir, être, apercevoir) ___________________ 4. nous (avoir, devoir, faire) ___________________ 5. vous (recevoir, tenir, aller) ___________________ 6. elles (vouloir, faire, être) ___________________ 7. je/j’ (devenir, pouvoir, envoyer) ___________________ 8. elle (aller, avoir, vouloir) ___________________