The Future Tense in German - werden

To state that something has not yet happened, English uses an auxiliary verb: will + the verb that is going to happen. German is very similar to English in that it forms the future tense by using an auxiliary verb (werden) followed by the infinitive form of the verb that is going to happen. The infinitive form gets placed at the end of the sentence.

The conjugation of werden

Werden.
Singular: ich werde, du wirst, er / sie / es wird.
Plural: wir werden, ihr werdet, sie / Sie werden.

The image displays a conjugation table for the German verb "werden," which means "to become." The table is divided into two sections: "Singular" and "Plural." On the left side, the singular section lists "ich werde," "du wirst," and "er/sie/es wird." Notably, the words "wirst" and "wird" are highlighted in red. The plural section on the left includes "wir werden," "ihr werdet," and "sie/Sie werden." The layout is simple and uses a combination of black and red text on a white background to emphasize certain verb forms.

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What will you wear/put on/take off?

Let's use the verbs that we were just working with (anziehen and ausziehen) to learn more about how the future works in German.

Practice Activities

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