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When do I use futur simple or futur proche?

As far as I know, there’s no question of formality as such. The futur proche is used, as the name suggests, for events in the immediate future. Examples :

  • Je vais aller chez Alice.
    I’m going to go to Alice’s place (presumably, right away or very soon).

  • Il va boire du café.
    He’s going to have some coffee (in the very near future).

The futur simple is for events planned ‘later’ in the future. Examples :

  • Je lui en parlerai.
    I will speak to him about it (sometime later).

  • Nous serons là demain.
    We will be there tomorrow. (not immediately)

In general, the futur proche for actions/events that will take place almost immediately:

  • Je vais me coucher: I’m going to sleep (right now, in a very short moment)

Whereas the futur simple refers to actions/events that will take place in a determined or undetermined future:
J’irai au Canada le lundi prochain: I will go to Canada on next Monday (determined future)
Il ira au Canada: He will go to Canada (undetermined future)

But in most contexts (especially in spoken French), the two tenses are virtually interchangeable:

  • Elle va avoir un enfant: She is going to/will have a child
  • Elle aura un enfant: She is going to/will have a child

 

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