le futur proche

Formation

There are two future tenses in French, the simple future (the futur simple) and the near future (le  futur proche). The futur proche is  usually translated into English as going + infinitive (e.g., going to eat, going to drink, going to talk).  

The futur proche is formed with the verb aller (to go) conjugated in the present tense followed by an infinitive. 

To negate the futur proche, place ne ... pas around the conjugated form of aller: Je ne vais pas nager. (I am not going to swim).

Uses

The futur proche is used to refer to most future events in informal conversation. For details on usage see future: usage.

aller in the imperfect + infinitive

The construction aller + infinitive is also found with the verb aller in the imperfect (l'imparfait) to indicate what someone was going to do. For example: