In German, the future tense is often expressed using the auxiliary verb “werden” along with the infinitive form of the main verb. Unlike some languages, German does not have a distinct future tense for most verbs. Instead, it relies on the present tense of the auxiliary verb “werden” to indicate future actions.
Here’s how you can form the future tense in German:
- Conjugation of “werden” (to become):
- Ich werde (I will)
- Du wirst (You will, informal singular)
- Er/Sie/Es wird (He/She/It will)
- Wir werden (We will)
- Ihr werdet (You will, informal plural)
- Sie werden (They/You will, formal)
- Infinitive verb:
- The infinitive form of the main verb is placed at the end of the sentence.
Examples:
- Ich werde morgen ins Kino gehen.
- I will go to the cinema tomorrow.
- Du wirst nächste Woche Geburtstag haben.
- You will have a birthday next week.
- Er wird nächstes Jahr Deutsch lernen.
- He will learn German next year.
- Wir werden im Sommer in die Türkei reisen.
- We will travel to Turkey in the summer.
- Ihr werdet bald heiraten.
- You will get married soon.
- Sie werden nächstes Jahr in die USA ziehen.
- They will move to the USA next year.
In these examples, the conjugated form of “werden” is used to indicate the future, and the infinitive form of the main verb describes the action that will take place. Keep in mind that German often uses present tense constructions to express future actions, making it different from languages with a dedicated future tense.