7.9 Grammar: Simple Future Tense
زمان آینده
To make future tense you need future maker before the verb. please note that personal ending will be attached to the future maker.
Example: فردا, من پیتزا خواهم خورد (Tomorrow I will eat pizza.)
Please note that you will be using past stem of the verb to make future tense.
Use of Future Markers with Different Subjects
Future markers are used based on the number, person, and gender features of the agreeing subject.
| Verb Ending | Future Maker | Plural Pronoun | Verb Ending | Future Maker | Singular Pronoun | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| یم | خواه | ما (We) | م | خواه | من (I) | 1st |
| ید | خواه | شما (You) | ی | خواه | تو (You) | 2nd |
| ند | خواه | آنها (They, and plural nouns) | د | خواه | او (She/he, and singular noun) | 3rd |
Negation of Future Tense
In order to change future aspect sentences to negative, we use the word ن right before the future maker.
Examples:
- دختران فوتبال بازی خواهند کرد (Girls will play football.)
- دختران فوتبال بازی نخواهند کرد (Girls will not play football.)
- تو اتاقت را تمیز خواهی کرد (You will clean your room.)
- تو اتاقت را تمیز نخواهی کرد (You will not clean your room.)
Activity
Please add five more examples here. After writing your examples, please change your sentences to negative.
| Examples | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | ||
| 2. | ||
| 3. | ||
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| 5. |
Uses of Future Tense
To Express Future Actions
Examples:
- فردا باران خواهد بارید (It will rain tomorrow.)
- همه به خانه خواهند رفت (Everyone will go home.)
- پیتر و آوا یک فیلم تماشا خواهند کرد (Peter and Ava will watch a film.)
To Express Assumption/Presumption
Examples:
- شاید فردا برف بیاید (Perhaps it will snow tomorrow.)
- سال آینده به ایران خواهم رفت (Next year, I will go to Iran.)
- پیتر و ساناز فردا من را ملاقات خواهند کرد (Peter and Sanaz will meet me tomorrow.)
Activity
Please add five more examples here. After writing your examples, please change your sentences to negative:
| Negative | Example | |
|---|---|---|
| ۱ | ||
| ۲ | ||
| ۳ | ||
| ۴ | ||
| ۵ |
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