{"id":19628,"date":"2021-05-07T18:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=19628"},"modified":"2021-05-07T17:33:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T15:33:16","slug":"looking-forward-to-il-futuro-semplice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/looking-forward-to-il-futuro-semplice\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking forward to il futuro (semplice)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ciao, di nuovo!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

We are all looking forward to il futuro<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>so I thought today we would discuss how to form the future tense in italiano.<\/em><\/p>\n

In English we add an auxiliary verb to form the future: ‘will’. In Italian the endings simply change, similarly to other tenses.<\/p>\n

To make the future tense, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

For verbs ending in ‘ere<\/strong><\/em>‘ and ‘ire<\/strong><\/em>‘ – drop the last e, and then add the following endings:<\/p>\n

For verbs ending in ‘are<\/strong><\/em>‘ the a<\/strong> first must change to an e<\/strong>, remove the last e, then add the following endings:<\/p>\n

io – \u00f2, <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

tu – ai <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

lui\/lei – \u00e0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

noi – emo <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

voi – ete<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

loro – anno<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For example, the future of the verb parlare<\/strong><\/em> (to talk) is:<\/p>\n

io parler\u00f2<\/em> <\/strong>(I will talk)<\/p>\n

tu parlerai<\/em> <\/strong>(you will talk, informal)<\/p>\n

lui\/lei parler\u00e0<\/em> <\/strong>(he\/she will talk; you will talk, formal)<\/p>\n

noi parleremo<\/strong> <\/em>(we will talk)<\/p>\n

voi parlerete<\/strong><\/em> (you will talk, plural)<\/p>\n

loro parleranno<\/strong><\/em> (they will talk)<\/p>\n

The future of the verb leggere<\/strong><\/em> (to read) is:<\/p>\n

io legger\u00f2<\/strong> <\/em>(I will read)<\/p>\n

tu leggerai<\/strong> (you will read, informal)<\/em><\/p>\n

lui\/lei legger\u00e0<\/strong> <\/em>(he\/she will read; you will read, formal)<\/p>\n

noi leggeremo <\/strong><\/em>(we will read)<\/p>\n

voi leggerete<\/strong> <\/em>(you will read, plural)<\/p>\n

loro leggeranno<\/strong><\/em> (they will read)<\/p>\n

The future of the verb finire<\/strong><\/em> (to finish, to end) is:<\/p>\n

io finir\u00f2<\/em><\/strong> (I will finish)<\/p>\n

tu finirai<\/strong> <\/em>(you will finish, informal)<\/p>\n

lui\/lei finir\u00e0<\/strong> <\/em>(he\/she will finish; you will finish, formal)<\/p>\n

noi finiremo<\/strong> <\/em>(we will finish)<\/p>\n

voi finirete<\/strong> <\/em>(you will finish, plural)<\/p>\n

loro finiranno<\/strong><\/em> (they will finish)<\/p>\n

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The future tense is used:<\/p>\n