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Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Remember, we are practicing the simple future tense. Ready?
a Roma la settimana prossima.
Andrò
Andrò
Andrò a Roma la settimana prossima.
Andrò a Roma la settimana prossima.
"I will go to Rome next week."
We use andrò in this sentence because it is the simple future tense of andare, meaning "to go."
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Remember, we are practicing the simple future tense. Ready?
Penso che caldo.
Penso che caldo.
farà
farà
Penso che farà caldo.
Penso che farà caldo.
"I think it will be hot."
We use farà in this sentence because it is the simple future tense of fare, meaning "to do" or "to make," and it's often used to describe weather.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Remember, we are practicing the simple future tense. Ready?
pronto tra 30 minuti.
pronto tra 30 minuti.
Sarà
Sarà
Sarà pronto tra 30 minuti.
Sarà pronto tra 30 minuti.
"It will be ready in 30 minutes."
We use sarà in this sentence because it is the future tense of essere, meaning "to be."
Unscramble the words to make a sentence.
Ready?
Mangerò
Mangerò una
Mangerò una pizza
Mangerò una pizza stasera.
"I will eat a pizza tonight."
Mangerò una pizza stasera.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Remember, we are practicing the simple future tense. Ready?
Domani Giovanni (prendeva or prenderà) il treno alle otto.
Domani Giovanni (prendeva or prenderà) il treno alle otto.
prenderà
prenderà
Domani Giovanni prenderà il treno alle otto.
"Tomorrow, Giovanni will take the train at eight o'clock."
Prenderà is used here because it is the future tense of prendere, and it's used to express a future event.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
Sabato prossimo (visiteremo or visitavamo) il museo.
Sabato prossimo (visiteremo or visitavamo) il museo.
Visiteremo
Visiteremo
Sabato prossimo visiteremo il museo.
"Next Saturday we will visit the museum."
We use visiteremo in this sentence because the subject is we, and the action is planned for the future.
Let's translate some sentences into Italian.
Translate "Rosa will buy a new book." into Italian.
Rosa, the subject,
followed by
comprerà, the future tense of the verb comprare, meaning "will buy,"
next
un libro nuovo, meaning "a new book."
We use comprerà in this sentence because Rosa is the third-person subject performing the action in the future.
Buying something is a planned future action, which is why the future tense is needed.
Rosa comprerà un libro nuovo.
Rosa comprerà un libro nuovo.
"Rosa will buy a new book."
Translate "My friends will play soccer after school." into Italian.
I miei amici, the subject, meaning "my friends,"
followed by
giocheranno, the future tense of the verb giocare, meaning "will play,"
next
a calcio, meaning "soccer," literally "at soccer,"
followed by
dopo la scuola, meaning "after school."
We use giocheranno in this sentence because the subject is plural, and the action is in the future.
Playing soccer is a future activity that will happen dopo la scuola, "after school."
I miei amici giocheranno a calcio dopo la scuola.
I miei amici giocheranno a calcio dopo la scuola.
"My friends will play soccer after school."
Translate "You will see this movie tomorrow." into Italian.
Vedrai, the future tense of the verb vedere, meaning "you will see,"
followed by
questo film, meaning "this movie,"
next
domani, meaning "tomorrow."
We use vedrai in this sentence because the subject is you (informal), and the action is in the future.
Seeing something domani "tomorrow" makes this a future event, so the future tense is appropriate.
Vedrai questo film domani.
Vedrai questo film domani.
"You will see this movie tomorrow."
Listen to me as I speak. Which verb in the future tense do you hear in the sentence?
Penso che farà caldo.
Let's listen one more time.
Penso che farà caldo.
Did you hear, farà?
Farà, from the irregular verb fare, meaning to do, make, is used here in the simple future tense.
It shows that the speaker is talking about something that will happen—in this case, that it will be hot.
How about...?
Mangerò una pizza stasera.
Let's listen one more time.
Mangerò una pizza stasera.
Did you hear, mangerò?
Mangerò, from the regular -are verb mangiare, meaning to eat, is in the future tense.
It shows that the speaker is talking about a future action—eating a pizza tonight.
Next…
Sabato prossimo visiteremo il museo.
One more time.
Sabato prossimo visiteremo il museo.
Did you hear, visiteremo?
Visiteremo, from the regular -are verb visitare, meaning to visit, is in the future tense, conjugated for noi.
It tells us the action will happen in the future—visiting the museum next Saturday.
And...
I miei amici giocheranno a calcio dopo la scuola.
One more time.
I miei amici giocheranno a calcio dopo la scuola.
Did you hear, giocheranno?
Giocheranno, from the regular -are verb giocare, meaning to play, is in the future tense, conjugated for loro.
It shows that friends play soccer after school.
Thank you for watching.
Now you know how to talk about future actions in Italian.
...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway.
A presto!

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