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Same endings, special stems

A handful of very common verbs don't build the future on their infinitive. They have a special stem — but the endings stay exactly the same: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont.

Infinitive Future stem First person
être ser- je serai — I'll be
avoir aur- j'aurai — I'll have
aller ir- j'irai — I'll go
faire fer- je ferai — I'll do, make
venir viendr- je viendrai — I'll come
pouvoir pourr- je pourrai — I'll be able to
vouloir voudr- je voudrai — I'll want
voir verr- je verrai — I'll see
devoir devr- je devrai — I'll have to
savoir saur- je saurai — I'll know

The impersonal expressions follow suit: il y a → il y aura (there will be), il faut → il faudra (it will be necessary, we'll have to), il fait beau → il fera beau, il pleut → il pleuvra.

Every stem still ends in -r. And in conversation, on often means we and takes the il form: on sera, on ira.