An Overview of the Future Simple
A future verb form is used to describe an action that will take place in the future, e.g.: Io verrò domani ("I will come tomorrow"). It can be used for actions that will happen soon or far in the future.
How to form the futur
The future is formed by attaching an ending to end a root (based on the infinitive). For verbs ending in -are, change the a to e and add the following endings : ò, ai, à, emo, ete, anno, for example,
| futur simple |
Translation |
| Io parlerò |
"I will speak" |
| tu parlerai |
"you will speak" |
| lui, lei, Lei, egli parlerà |
"he, she will speak" |
| noi parleremo |
"we will speak" |
| voi parlerete |
"you will speak" |
| loro, essi parleranno |
"they will speak" |
For verbs ending in -ere or ire, simply drop the final e and add the future endings above, for example:
| Future |
Translation |
| Io prenderò |
"I will take" |
| tu prenderai |
"you will take" |
| lui, lei, Lei, egli prenderà |
"he, she will take" |
| noi prenderemo |
"we will take" |
| voi prenerete |
"you will take" |
| loro, essi parleranno |
"they will take" |
A small number of common verbs form their future with an irregular, shortened root:
andare, Io andrò
avere, Io avrò
cadre, Io cadrò
dovere, Io dovrò
essere, Io sarò
potere, Io potrò
sapere, Io saprò
vedere, Io vedrò
vivere, Io vivrò
The Present Future
In many cases, future events are indicated by the present tense, for example, Lo faccio domani ("I will do it tomorrow").
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