In this article we’ll deal with the Italian future tense so… you’re going to learn another Italian verb conjugation!
Often, when we talk about the future, there is a certain anxiety because we are always a little afraid of what might happen … well, now move this anxiety of the future into Italian grammar, so prepare to store other words in your Italian vocabulary, also taking care of your Italian pronunciation!
Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation are elements are elements that can never be divided because they form the basis for the study of a foreign language but also of one’s mother tongue!
First of all, in Italian there are two types of future: simple future tense (futuro semplice) and future perfect(futuro anteriore /composto).
Surprisingly, while in English there are 4 ways to express the future, in Italian there are only 2!
In fact, the future tense and the future perfect tense have, roughly, the same functions in both Italian and English grammar so this time difficulties slightly decrease but there is always something to study!
In the same way as other tenses, the Italian verb ( at this link you can find more articles about Italian verbs https://italianlesson.it/how-to/italian-verbs/), when conjugated in the simple future tense, changes only the final vowel by adding certain endings which, of course, must be learned by heart!
Obviously, in this too, the Italian verbs to be and to have are exceptions.
As always, they must stand out!
Here you are:
| ITALIAN CONJUGATION “ESSERE” | ITALIAN CONJUGATION “AVERE” |
| IO SARÒ TU SARAI EGLI / ELLA – LUI / LEI SARÀ NOI SAREMO VOI SARETE ESSI / ESSE – LORO SARANNO | IO AVRÒ TU AVRAI EGLI / ELLA – LUI / LEI AVRÀ NOI AVREMO VOI AVRETE ESSI / ESSE – LORO AVRANNO |
Before providing you with some examples, I’d like to list another 3 Italian verb conjugations:
| ITALIAN CONJUGATION “ANDARE” | ITALIAN CONJUGATION “DIRE” | ITALIAN CONJUGATION “FARE” |
| IO ANDRÒ TU ANDRAI EGLI / ELLA – LUI / LEI ANDRÀ NOI ANDREMO VOI ANDRETE ESSI / ESSE – LORO ANDRANNO | IO DIRÒ TU DIRAI EGLI / ELLA – LUI / LEI DIRÀ NOI DIREMO VOI DIRETE ESSI / ESSE – LORO DIRANNO | IO FARÒ TU FARAI EGLI / ELLA – LUI / LEI FARÀ NOI FAREMO VOI FARETE ESSI / ESSE – LORO FARANNO |
Pay attention!
The Italian conjugation of the verb FARE (to do) and of the verb ANDARE (to go) is irregular.
But enough about the irregularities! Rather, when to use the future tense?
We use the Italian simple future to talk about:
- actions in the future
Lunedì andremo a scuola / On Monday we’ll go to school
- uncertainties
Che dici, pioverà? / What do you say, will it rain?
- predictions
Stanotte Nicola dormirà meglio / Tonight Nicola will sleep better
Are you really sure you want to learn the future perfect too? Ok come on, I’ll just tell you how it is formed along with some examples and then let’s move on to our usual game!
Italian tenses are usually combined to express new meanings and intentions: in this case, Italian future tenses (future perfect and simple future) work together to convey the sequence of two actions, in which the future perfect precedes the simple future tense!
Non appena avrai finito i compiti, andremo al centro commerciale / As soon as you finish your homework, we’ll go to the mall (literally ‘as soon as you will have finished your homework’)
What if I told you that the future perfect can also be used to talk about the past? (To indicate a deduction)
Here are some more insights
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuro_semplice
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuro_anteriore
Bye bye!