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The German Future Tenses
German uses the following formula to form the future tense for any verb: werden + infinitive.
To form the future tense, you need to know how to conjugate werden (shown below). As in English, German often uses the present tense plus an adverb to indicate the future: Ich fahre morgen nach Berlin. (I'm traveling to Berlin tomorrow.) The future tense is used much less in German than in English, particularly in speaking.
In the tables below we use the verb schreiben (to write) as an example, but you could insert any other German verb as well. (See examples below.)
Future Tense • die Zukunft
for SCHREIBEN (to write) |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR FORMS |
| ich werde schreiben |
I will write |
| du wirst schreiben |
you will write |
er
sie wird schreiben
es |
he
she will write
it |
| PLURAL FORMS |
| wir werden schreiben |
we will write |
| ihr werdet schreiben |
you (guys) will write |
| sie werden schreiben |
they will write |
| Sie werden schreiben |
you will write |
Examples:
Er wird wohl den Brief schreiben.
He’ll definitely write the letter.
Der Film wird gegen 14 Uhr zu Ende sein.
The movie will be over around 2:00 p.m.
Ich werde es schon schaffen.
I’ll get it done (for sure). |
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The Future Perfect Tense (vollendete Zukunft)
The future perfect tense (“He will have gone.”) is much less common in German compared to English.
Future Perfect Tense • vollendete Zukunft
for SCHREIBEN (to write) |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR FORMS |
| ich werde geschrieben haben |
I will have written |
| du wirst geschrieben haben |
you will have written |
er
sie wird geschrieben haben
es |
he
she will have written
it |
| PLURAL FORMS |
| wir werden geschrieben haben |
we will have written |
| ihr werdet geschrieben haben |
you (guys) will have written |
| sie werden geschrieben haben |
they will have written |
| Sie werden geschrieben haben |
you will have written |
Examples:
Bald werde ich die Karte geschrieben haben.
Soon I will have written the card.
Sie wird schon von München gekommen sein.
She will have come from Munich by then. |
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