Verbs ending in -yer in the future tense in French

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Verbs ending in -yer in the future tense

In the future tense, to conjugate verbs that end in -YER, such as payer (to pay), replace the -YER ending with -IER and then add the future endings (-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont). The same goes for ennuyer (to bore/irritate), nettoyer (to clean), etc.
essuyer en
J'essuierai
Tu essuieras
Il essuiera/elle essuiera
Nous essuierons
Vous essuierez
Ils essuieront/elles essuieront
payer en
Je paierai
Tu paieras
Il paiera/elle paiera
Nous paierons
Vous paierez
Ils paieront/elles paieront
You can also keep the -y for verbs that end in -AYER, such as payer (to pay), balayer (to sweep), essayer (to try), etc.
Je paierai ou Je payerai I will pay.
Demain, Muriel et Marcel nettoieront la cuisine et Victor essuiera la vaisselle. Tomorrow, Muriel and Marcel will clean the kichen and Victor will do the dishes.

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