{"id":253,"date":"2009-12-30T09:21:50","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T13:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=253"},"modified":"2009-12-30T09:21:50","modified_gmt":"2009-12-30T13:21:50","slug":"irregular-verbs-in-the-future-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/irregular-verbs-in-the-future-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"Irregular Verbs in the Future Tense"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my previous blog \u2018I Propositi per l\u2019anno Nuovo\u2019 <\/strong>I explained the construction and use of the future tense. Today’s blog will cover some of the most important irregular verbs in this tense.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first group of irregular verbs omits the vowel at the beginning of the future tense suffix, hence \u2013er\u00f2<\/strong>, -erai<\/strong> etc. becomes \u2013r\u00f2<\/strong>, \u2013rai<\/strong>, etc. Here are some of the most common ones:<\/span><\/p>\n

andare <\/strong>(to go): andr\u00f2, andrai, andr\u00e0, andremo, andrete, andranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

avere <\/strong>(to have): avr\u00f2, avrai, avr\u00e0, avremo, avrete, avranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

bere <\/strong>(to drink): berr\u00f2, berrai, berr\u00e0, berremo, berrete, berranno<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

cadere <\/strong>(to fall): cadr\u00f2, cadrai, cadr\u00e0, cadremo, cadrete, cadranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

dovere <\/strong>(to have to): dovr\u00f2, dovrai, dovr\u00e0, dovremo, dovrete, dovranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

potere <\/strong>(to be able to): potr\u00f2, potrai, potr\u00e0, potremo, potrete, potranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

sapere <\/strong>(to know): sapr\u00f2, saprai, sapr\u00e0, sapremo, saprete, sapranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

vedere <\/strong>(to see): vedr\u00f2, vedrai, vedr\u00e0, vedremo, vedrete, vedranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

vivere <\/strong>(to live) : vivr\u00f2, vivrai, vivr\u00e0, vivremo, vivrete, vivranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

for example:<\/span><\/p>\n

quando andr\u00f2<\/span> a Parigi vedr\u00f2<\/span> finalmente la Torre Eiffel <\/strong>(when I go to Paris I will finally see the Eiffel Tower);<\/span><\/p>\n

purtroppo Mario e Michele non potranno<\/span> venire in Italia l\u2019estate prossima <\/strong>(unfortunately Mario and Michele will not be able to come to Italy next summer).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some irregular verbs change their root in the future tense. These are the most common ones:<\/span><\/p>\n

essere <\/strong>(to be): sar\u00f2, sarai, sar\u00e0, saremo, sarete, saranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

rimanere <\/strong>(to remain): rimarr\u00f2, rimarrai, rimarr\u00e0, rimarremo, rimarrete, rimarranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

tenere <\/strong>(to hold): terr\u00f2, terrai, terr\u00e0, terremo, terrete, terranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

venire <\/strong>(to come): verr\u00f2, verrai, verr\u00e0, verremo, verrete, verranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

volere <\/strong>(to want): vorr\u00f2, vorrai, vorr\u00e0, vorremo, vorrete, vorranno<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

for example:<\/span><\/p>\n

le previsioni del tempo dicono che domani sar\u00e0 molto freddo <\/strong>(the weather forecast say that tomorrow will be very cold);<\/span><\/p>\n

Giorgio e Mirella verranno a Lucca sabato prossimo e ci rimarranno per una settimana <\/strong>(Giorgio and Mirella will come to Lucca next Saturday and will stay for a week).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another group of verbs which have infinitives ending in \u2013care<\/strong>\u00a0 and \u2013gare<\/strong>, e.g pagare <\/strong>(to pay) and giocare <\/strong>(to play) add an \u2013h- <\/strong>before the future endings, so that \u2013er\u00f2, \u2013erai, <\/strong>etc. become \u2013her\u00f2, -herai<\/strong> etc. This is done in order to maintain the hard c<\/strong> and g<\/strong> sounds, e.g. pagher\u00f2<\/span><\/strong> and giocher\u00f2<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

For example:<\/span><\/p>\n

non ti preoccupare, mi pagherai<\/span> la settimana prossima<\/strong> (don\u2019t worry, you can pay me next week. literally: you will pay<\/span> me next week<\/em>); <\/span><\/p>\n

la sera di Capodanno giocheremo<\/span> a tombola<\/strong> (on New Year\u2019s Eve we will play<\/span> tombola).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, verbs with infinitives ending in \u2013ciare<\/strong> and \u2013giare<\/strong>, e.g. cominciare <\/strong>(to start) and mangiare <\/strong>(to eat) drop the \u2013i-<\/strong> from the stem in the future. This is done in order to maintain the soft c<\/strong> and g<\/strong> sounds, e.g. comincer\u00f2<\/span><\/strong> and manger\u00f2<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example:<\/span><\/p>\n

il corso di nuoto comincer\u00e0<\/span> il 7 gennaio <\/strong>(the swimming course will start<\/span> on the 7th of January);<\/span><\/p>\n

mangeremo<\/span> alle otto <\/strong>(we will eat<\/span> at eight o\u2019clock).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alla prossima puntata.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In my previous blog \u2018I Propositi per l\u2019anno Nuovo\u2019 I explained the construction and use of the future tense. Today’s blog will cover some of the most important irregular verbs in this tense. The first group of irregular verbs omits the vowel at the beginning of the future tense suffix, hence \u2013er\u00f2, -erai etc. becomes…<\/p>\n

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