The Futur 1 (simple future) is mostly used to express assumptions about the future, as well as future intentions. We can translate it with the English tenses will-future and going-to-future.
It is formed by using the conjugated form of the verb ‘werden‘ (to become) and the infinitive of the corresponding verb.
| Personalpronomen | Personal pronouns | Futur 1 |
| ich | werde + infinitive |
| du | wirst + infinitive |
| er, sie, es | wird + infinitive |
| wir | werden + infinitive |
| ihr | werdet + infinitive |
| sie | werden + infinitive |
If we stick with the example of the verb ‘machen‘ (to make / to do), the Futur 1 forms would be the following:
| sehen | machen | |
| ich | werde sehen | werde machen |
| du | wirst sehen | wirst machen |
| er, sie, es | wird sehen | wird machen |
| wir | werden sehen | werden machen |
| ihr | werdet sehen | werdet machen |
| sie | werden sehen | werden machen |
Overview | Präsens | Präteritum | Perfekt | Plusquamperfekt | Futur 2
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