Italian Demystified. A self-Teaching Guide
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CHAPTER 16
Talking About
the Future
Here’s what you will learn in this chapter:
Using the Future Tense
Irregular Forms in the Future Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Talking About Sports
Using the Future Tense
Dove andrete domani? Andremo in centro. Where are you going tomorrow? We
are going downtown. The verb used in this sentence is andare. It is conjugated in
the future tense.
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The simple future, as its name implies, allows you to talk about an action that
will occur in the future. It is formed by dropping the fi nal -e of the infi nitives of all
three verb types, and then adding on the future tense endings. Also, the -ar in the
infi nitive of fi rst-conjugation verbs must be changed to -er before adding the
endings.
FUTURE TENSE OF FIRST-CONJUGATION VERBS
Let’s start with a fi rst-conjugation verb, such as parlare. Note in the following table
that the Italian future tense can be translated in three different ways in English.
And, remember that the -ar of fi rst-conjugation verbs must be changed to -er before
adding on the future tense endings.
parlare parler-
(io) parlerò I will speak, will be speaking, am going to speak
(tu) parlerai you (familiar) will speak, will be speaking, are going to speak
(Lei) parlerà you (polite) will speak, will be speaking, are going to speak
(lui/lei) parlerà he/she will speak, will be speaking, is going to speak
(noi) parleremo we will speak, will be speaking, are going to speak
(voi) parlerete you (familiar plural) will speak, will be speaking, are going to
speak
(Loro) parleranno you (polite plural) will speak, will be speaking, are going to
speak
(loro) parleranno they will speak, will be speaking, are going to speak
To indicate that the hard c and g sounds of verbs ending -care and -gare are to
be maintained, an h is added to the spelling. Note the following spelling adjust-
ments, then, for the verbs cercare and pagare.
cercare cercher-
(io) cercherò I will search, will be searching, am going to search
(tu) cercherai you (familiar) will search, will be searching, are going to
search
(Lei) cercherà you (polite) will search, will be searching, are going to search
(lui/lei) cercherà he/she will search, will be searching, is going to search
(noi) cercheremo we will search, will be searching, are going to search
(voi) cercherete you (familiar plural) will search, will be searching, are going
to search
(Loro) cercheranno you (polite plural) will search, will be searching, are going to
search
(loro) cercheranno they will search, will be searching, are going to search
pagare pagher-
(io) pagherò I will pay, will be paying, am going to pay
(tu) pagherai you (familiar) will pay, will be paying, are going to pay
(Lei) pagherà you (polite) will pay, will be paying, are going to pay
(lui/lei) pagherà he/she will pay, will be paying, is going to pay
(noi) pagheremo we will pay, will be paying, are going to pay
(voi) pagherete you (familiar plural) will pay, will be paying, are going to pay
(Loro) pagheranno you (polite plural) will pay, will be paying, are going to pay
(loro) pagheranno they will pay, will be paying, are going to pay
The -i of verbs ending in -ciare or -giare is not maintained in the conjugation of
the future tense.
cominciare comincer-
(io) comincerò I will start, will be starting, am going to start
(tu) comincerai you (familiar) will start, will be starting, are going to start
(Lei) comincerà you (polite) will start, will be starting, are going to start
(lui/lei) comincerà he/she will start, will be starting, is going to start
(noi) cominceremo we will start, will be starting, are going to start
(voi) comincerete you (familiar plural) will start, will be starting, are going to
start
(Loro) cominceranno you (polite plural) will start, will be starting, are going to start
(Loro) cominceranno they will start, will be starting, are going to start
mangiare manger-
(io) mangerò I will eat, will be eating, am going to eat
(tu) mangerai you (familiar) will eat, will be eating, are going to eat
(Lei) mangerà you (polite) will eat, will be eating, are going to eat
(lui/lei) mangerà he/she will eat, will be eating, is going to eat
(noi) mangeremo we will eat, will be eating, are going to eat
(voi) mangerete you (familiar plural) will eat, will be eating, are going to eat
(Loro) mangeranno you (polite plural) will eat, will be eating, are going to eat
(loro) mangeranno they will eat, will be eating, are going to eat
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Oral Practice
Practice saying the following sentences out loud. Note that tra (or fra) can mean
within or in a period of time (in addition to between and among, as you might
recall).
Quando comprerai una nuova Mark, when will you buy a new car?
macchina, Marco?
Comprerò una nuova macchina I will be buying a new car next year.
l’anno prossimo.
Quando arriverà tuo fratello? When will your brother be arriving?
Arriverà domani. He will be arriving tomorrow.
Marco e Maria, dove aspetterete Mark and Mary, where will you be
domani? waiting tomorrow?
Aspetteremo in centro. We will be waiting downtown.
Quando torneranno in Italia, When will your cousins be returning to
i tuoi cugini? Italy?
Torneranno tra un anno. They will be going back in a year.
Bruna, comincerai a lavorare tra Bruna, you are going to start working
poco, vero? soon, right?
Sì, comincerò fra una settimana. Yes, I will be starting in a week.
Anche tuo fratello mangerà i Your brother will also eat ravioli, won’t
ravioli, vero? he?
No, lui mangerà solo l’antipasto. No, he will only be eating an appetizer.
Bruna e Paolo, dove cercherete Bruna and Paul, where will you look for
lavoro? work?
Cercheremo lavoro negli Stati Uniti. We will be looking for work in the United
States.
Pagheranno loro il conto, vero? They will be paying the check, won’t
they?
Sì, pagheranno loro. Yes, they will be paying.
Quando si alzeranno domani? When will they be getting up tomorrow?
Loro si alzeranno presto. They will be getting up early.
Written Practice 1
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate future tense forms of the indicated verbs.
1. Quando al professore, Marco? Mark, when are
you going to phone the professor?
domani. I will be phoning tomorrow.
2. Quanto una macchina nuova? How much will a
new car cost?
molto. It will cost a lot.
3. Marco e Maria, quel programma? Mark and
Mary, will you be watching that program?
No, un altro programma. No, we will be watching
another program.
4. Quando , i tuoi cugini? When will your cousins be
arriving?
tra una settimana. They will be arriving in a
week.
5. Tua sorella a lavorare, vero? Your sister is going
to start working, right?
Sì, lei fra una settimana. Yes, she will be starting
in a week.
6. Che cosa , tu? What will you be eating?
Io solo l’antipasto. I will be eating only an
appetizer.
7. Loro lavoro in questa città, vero? They will be
looking for work in this city, right?
No, lavoro in un’altra città. No, they will be
looking for work in another city.
8. voi il conto, vero? You will be paying the check,
won’t you?
Sì, noi. Yes, we will be paying.
9. A che ora domani, Bruna? At what time will you
be getting up tomorrow, Bruna?
verso le sei. I will be getting up around six.
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FUTURE TENSE OF SECOND- AND THIRD-CONJUGATION VERBS
Now, let’s look at a second-conjugation and third-conjugation verb, such as scrivere
and fi nire. Again, we start by dropping the fi nal -e of the infi nitives, and then add-
ing on the same set of future tense endings as for the -are verbs.
scrivere scriver-
(io) scriverò I will write, will be writing, am going to write
(tu) scriverai you (familiar) will write, will be writing, are going to write
(Lei) scriverà you (polite) will write, will be writing, are going to write
(lui/lei) scriverà he/she will write, will be writing, is going to write
(noi) scriveremo we will write, will be writing, are going to write
(voi) scriverete you (familiar plural) will write, will be writing, are going to write
(Loro) scriveranno you (polite plural) will write, will be writing, are going to write
(loro) scriveranno they will write, will be writing, are going to write
fi nire fi nir-
(io) fi nirò I will fi nish, will be fi nishing, am going to fi nish
(tu) fi nirai you (familiar) will fi nish, will be fi nishing, are going to fi nish
(Lei) fi nirà you (polite) will fi nish, will be fi nishing, are going to fi nish
(lui/lei) fi nirà he/she will fi nish, will be fi nishing, is going to fi nish
(noi) fi niremo we will fi nish, will be fi nishing, are going to fi nish
(voi) fi nirete you (familiar plural) will fi nish, will be fi nishing, are going to
fi n i s h
(Loro) fi niranno you (polite plural) will fi nish, will be fi nishing, are going to fi nish
(loro) fi niranno they will fi nish, will be fi nishing, are going to fi nish
As you can see, the Italian future tense corresponds to the English future tense—
I will go, you will write, and so on. It can also express the idea in English of going
to write and will be writing. In addition, the Italian future tense is used to convey
probability.
Sai quanto costa quell’orologio? Do you know how much that watch costs?
Costerà mille euro. It probably costs 1000 euros.
Oral Practice
Practice saying the following sentences out loud.
Che cosa prenderete voi due? What will the two of you be having?
Noi prenderemo solo il caffè. We will be having only coffee.
Quando venderai la tua macchina, Dino, when will you be selling your car?
Dino?
Non venderò mai la mia macchina. I will never sell my car.
Che cosa chiederà al professore lo What will the student ask the professor?
studente?
Chiederà molte cose. He will be asking many things.
Che cosa leggeranno gli studenti? What will the students be reading?
Gli studenti leggeranno un romanzo. The students will be reading a novel.
Dove dormiranno i tuoi amici? Where will your friends be sleeping?
Dormiranno in un albergo. They will be sleeping in a hotel.
Quando partirete voi due? When will the two of you be leaving?
Partiremo tra una settimana. We will be leaving in a week.
Che cosa preferirà il tuo amico? What will your friend (probably) prefer?
Preferirà solo un bicchiere di vino. He will prefer only a glass of wine.
A che ora uscirai, Paola? At what time will you be going out,
Paula?
Uscirò verso le sei. I will be going out around six.
Si divertiranno loro in Italia, vero? They are going to have fun in Italy, right?
Sì, si divertiranno molto. Yes, they are going to have a lot of fun.
Written Practice 2
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate plural forms of the indicated verbs.
1. Che cosa Marco? What will Mark be having?
Lui solo il caffè. He will be having only coffee.
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2. Quando la macchina, ragazzi? Guys, when will
you be selling your car?
Non mai la macchina. We will never sell the car.
3. Che cosa al professore gli studenti? What will the
students ask the professor?
molte cose. They will be asking many things.
4. Che cosa , Laura? What will you be reading,
Laura?
Io un romanzo. I will be reading a novel.
5. Dove , Dino e Dina? Where will you be sleeping,
Dino and Dina?
in un albergo. We will be sleeping in a hotel.
6. Quando , Marco? When will you be leaving,
Mark?
tra una settimana. I will be leaving in a week.
7. Che cosa loro? What will they (probably) prefer?
solo un bicchiere di vino. They will prefer only a
glass of wine.
8. A che ora lei? At what time will she be going out?
verso le sei. She will be going out around six.
9. Che cosa per la festa, Dina? Dina, what will you
be wearing for the party?
un vestito nuovo. I will be putting on a new dress.
Irregular Forms in the Future Tense
As with the other tenses, there are also irregular forms for the future tense of some
verbs. Of those you have encountered so far, the following verbs have irregular
future tense forms. Note that many of these irregular forms involve simply dropping
both vowels of the infi nitive.
andare to go
(io) andrò, (tu) andrai, (lui/lei/Lei) andrà, (noi) andremo, (voi) andrete, (loro/Loro)
andranno
avere to have
(io) avrò, (tu) avrai, (lui/lei/Lei) avrà, (noi) avremo, (voi) avrete, (loro/Loro) avranno
bere to drink
(io) berrò, (tu) berrai, (lui/lei/Lei) berrà, (noi) berremo, (voi) berrete, (loro/Loro)
berranno
cadere to fall
(io) cadrò, (tu) cadrai, (lui/lei/Lei) cadrà, (noi) cadremo, (voi) cadrete, (loro/Loro)
cadranno
dare to give
(io) darò, (tu) darai, (lui/lei/Lei) darà, (noi) daremo, (voi) darete, (loro/Loro) daranno
dire to say, tell
(io) dirò, (tu) dirai, (lui/lei/Lei) dirà, (noi) diremo, (voi) direte, (loro/Loro) diranno
dovere to have to
(io) dovrò, (tu) dovrai, (lui/lei/Lei) dovrà, (noi) dovremo, (voi) dovrete, (loro/Loro)
dovranno
essere to be
(io) sarò, (tu) sarai, (lui/lei/Lei) sarà, (noi) saremo, (voi) sarete, (loro/Loro) saranno
fare to do, make
(io) farò, (tu) farai, (lui/lei/Lei) farà, (noi) faremo, (voi) farete, (loro/Loro) faranno
potere to be able to
(io) potrò, (tu) potrai, (lui/lei/Lei) potrà, (noi) potremo, (voi) potrete, (loro/Loro) potranno
sapere to know
(io) saprò, (tu) saprai, (lui/lei/Lei) saprà, (noi) sapremo, (voi) saprete, (loro/Loro)
sapranno
stare to stay
(io) starò, (tu) starai, (lui/lei/Lei) starà, (noi) staremo, (voi) starete, (loro/Loro) staranno
vedere to see
(io) vedrò, (tu) vedrai, (lui/lei/Lei) vedrà, (noi) vedremo, (voi) vedrete, (loro/Loro)
vedranno
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venire to come
(io) verrò, (tu) verrai, (lui/lei/Lei) verrà, (noi) verremo, (voi) verrete, (loro/Loro) verranno
volere to want
(io) vorrò, (tu) vorrai, (lui/lei/Lei) vorrà, (noi) vorremo, (voi) vorrete, (loro/Loro)
vorranno
Oral Practice
Practice saying the following sentences out loud.
Marco, andrai anche tu in centro? Mark, will you also be going downtown?
Sì, andrò, anch’io. Yes, I will also be going.
Quanti anni avrà la professoressa? How old must the professor be?
Avrà solo trenta anni. She must be only thirty.
Che cosa berrete voi alla festa? What will you be drinking at the party?
Noi berremo solo il caffè. We will be drinking only coffee.
Che cosa daranno loro agli amici? What will they be giving their friends?
Non daranno niente. They will be giving nothing.
Dove dovrai andare domani, Where do you have to go tomorrow,
Giovanni? John?
Dovrò andare a fare delle spese. I will have to go shopping.
Che tempo farà domani? How will the weather be tomorrow?
Farà bel tempo. It will be beautiful.
Franco, potrai venire alla festa? Frank, will you be able to come to the
party?
Sì, potrò venire. Yes, I will be able to come.
Gli studenti sapranno parlare The students will know how to speak
bene, vero? well, won’t they?
Sì, sapranno parlare molto bene. Yes, they will know how to speak very
well.
Andrea e Laura, dove starete in Andrew and Laura, where will you be
Italia? staying in Italy?