Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Introduction to the verb dîner
The English translation of the French verb dîner is “to have dinner”. It is pronounced “dee-nay”.
The verb dîner originates from the Latin word “disjejunare” which means “to eat late”. It entered the French language in the 13th century and has remained in use ever since. In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Futur Proche tense, which is used to express actions that will happen in the near future.
Examples:
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Je vais dîner avec mes amis ce soir. (I am going to have dinner with my friends tonight.)
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Demain, nous allons dîner dans un restaurant français. (Tomorrow, we are going to have dinner in a French restaurant.)
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Elle va dîner chez ses parents ce week-end. (She is going to have dinner at her parents’ house this weekend.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of dîner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais dîner | Je vais dîner au restaurant ce soir. | I am going to have dinner at the restaurant tonight. |
tu | vas dîner | Tu vas dîner chez tes parents demain. | You are going to have dinner at your parents’ tomorrow. |
il | va dîner | Il va dîner avec ses amis ce weekend. | He is going to have dinner with his friends this weekend. |
elle | va dîner | Elle va dîner à la maison ce soir. | She is going to have dinner at home tonight. |
on | va dîner | On va dîner ensemble demain. | We/One are going to have dinner together tomorrow. |
nous | allons dîner | Nous allons dîner au restaurant samedi soir. | We are going to have dinner at the restaurant on Saturday evening. |
vous | allez dîner | Vous allez dîner tôt ce soir. | You are going to have dinner early tonight. |
ils | vont dîner | Ils vont dîner au café du coin ce soir. | They are going to have dinner at the café down the street tonight. |
elles | vont dîner | Elles vont dîner chez leur amie demain. | They are going to have dinner at their friend’s place tomorrow. |
Other Conjugations for Dîner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner (this article)
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
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Dîner – About the French Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense
Formation
1. Conjugate “aller” in the present tense according to the subject pronoun:
2. Add the infinitive of the main verb immediately after “aller.” For example:
Common Everyday Usage
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Conditional Tense
Summary
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