Word
L'examen aura lieu ici.
Meaning
The exam will take place here.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about L'examen aura lieu ici.
What exactly does aura lieu mean here?
It comes from the fixed expression avoir lieu, which means "to take place" or "to happen" (literally "to have place"). Aura is the futur simple (future tense) form of avoir for il/elle/on. So, aura lieu translates to "will take place."
Why is the future tense of avoir irregular here?
To form the futur simple, most verbs just add endings directly to their infinitive form. However, avoir is a common exception and has an irregular future stem: aur-. You then add the standard future ending (-a for the third-person singular), giving us aura for l'examen.
Could I say L'examen va avoir lieu ici instead?
Yes! Va avoir lieu uses the futur proche ("is going to take place") instead of the futur simple ("will take place"). Both are correct and often interchangeable in spoken French. However, the futur simple (aura) is slightly more formal and is the required tense when building sentences with words like quand or dès que.
How would this sentence work if we added a time condition using quand or dès que?