Futur I - Zukunft
Futur I — for English Speakers
Introduction
German future tense uses 'werden' + infinitive, similar to English 'will' + verb. However, German often uses present tense for future events when context is clear ('Ich komme morgen' = I'm coming tomorrow), more freely than English does. Futur I also expresses assumptions about the present ('Er wird wohl krank sein' = He's probably sick), a usage English handles differently.
German vs English
In German
Ich werde morgen kommen. (I will come tomorrow)
In English
I will come tomorrow.
Key Difference
Very parallel structure: werden ≈ will. The infinitive goes to the end in German.
In German
Er wird wohl krank sein. (assumption about present)
In English
He's probably sick. (no future tense in English)
Key Difference
German uses Futur I for present-time guesses; English just uses adverbs like 'probably'.
Common Mistakes for English Speakers
Ich werde kommen morgen.
Putting the infinitive before the time word — in German, the infinitive goes to the very end.
Ich wille kommen.
Translating 'will' literally — German uses 'werden', not a word resembling 'will'.
Practice Examples
Wir werden das schaffen.
We will manage that.
Er wird nächstes Jahr studieren.
He will study next year.
Es wird morgen regnen.
It will rain tomorrow.
Memory Tip
WERDEN is your future helper — conjugate werden, then put the main verb as infinitive at the end.
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Futur I - Zukunft
Futur I — B1
Practice Exercises
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