Futur proche or futur simple
CEFR A2 · part 2
edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
qui, que, où, dontChoosing the relative by its role, and using dont when the verb or noun takes de.meilleur or mieuxComparing with plus, moins and aussi, and choosing between meilleur, an adjective, and…Verbs with à, with de and with nothingKnowing which preposition each verb takes, including the ones that take none.Quantities: beaucoup de, trop de, assez dePutting bare de after any quantity, and knowing when the article does come back.Adverbs and where they goBuilding the adverb from the feminine adjective and placing it after the conjugated verb.Have just and am doingUsing venir de + infinitive for the just-past and être en train de for what is happening…The rule, in three lines
The futur proche is aller + infinitive and rules in speech. The futur simple adds -ai, -as, -a… to the infinitive and rules in writing.
The usual slip. Translating «will» as futur simple every time and never using the futur proche.
Why it catches you out. English has «will» and «going to», which map fairly well onto the two French futures, so you bring the idea already learned. Your trap is elsewhere: after si, English uses the present and then «will», and French does the same — but you often write si je serai, which is wrong.