German Future Tense

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Use: The Future Tense is used to talk about/write about events that will happen in the future. Wow!

Form: The Future has two verb parts: the verb werden (with an ending that matches the subject, i.e. who/what will be doing...), and the infinitive (e.g. sehen) of the verb action that will be done. The infinitive goes at the end of the sentence.

Eg: »Ich werde am Dienstag meinen Freund Peter sehen.« (I will see my friend Peter on Tuesday)

The Present Tense can often be used to indicate a future event.

Eg: »Nächste Woche besuche ich meinen Onkel.« (Next week I am visiting my uncle)

How does the verb werden work? What are its endings?

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Another example:

»Ich weiß, dass du den Film nächste Woche sehen  wirst!« (I know that you'll see the film next week!) Remember that the conjunction dass pushes the verb to the end of that part of the sentence.

Interactive exercises:

Lisas Geburtstag - the verb »werden« (Treffpunkt Deutsch Online Study Guide)

Was werden sie morgen tun? (Hogne Vindenes)

Das Futur - word order (Aiglon College)

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