Future tense

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The future means that the action happens after the time of speaking

   

سَوْفَ نَتَعَلَّمُ العَرَبِيَّة

   

/sawfa nataʻallamu alʻarabiyyah/

   

Means

   

We will learn Arabic

     
 
     

The future form of the verb is the same as the present tense with the prefix

 

سَـ / سَوْفَ

 

/sa/ /sawfa/

 

سَوْفَ أَذْهَبُ

 

/sawfa ʼaTHhabu/

 

Means

 

I will go

       
   

   

Conjugating in first person (Singular)

 

أَنا

 

The prefix 

 

سَوْفَ

 

should precede the verb in present tense

 

أَنا سَوْفَ أَذْهَبُ

 

/ʼanaa sawfa ʼaTHhabu/

 

Means

 

I will go

       
   

   

Conjugating in first person (Plural)

 

نَحْنُ

The prefix

سَوْفَ

 

should precede the verb in present tense

 

نَحْنُ سَوْفَ نَذْهَبُ إِلى السُّوق

 

/naHnu sawfa naTHhabu ʼilaa assooq/

 

Means

 

We will go to the market

       
 

   

Examples:

 

أَنا سَوْفَ أَرْجِعُ

 

/ʼanaa sawfa ʼarjiʻu/

 

I will return

 

نَحْنُ سَوْفَ نَرْجِعُ

 

/naHnu sawfa narjiʻu/

 

We will return

         
   
   

Examples:

 

أَنا سَوْفَ أَذْهَبُ

 

/ʼanaa sawfa ʼaTHhabu/

 

I will go

 

نَحْنُ سَوْفَ نَذْهَبُ

 

/naHnu sawfa naTHhabu/

 

We will go

       
   
     

Examples:

 

أَنا سَوْفَ آكُلُ

 

/ʼanaa sawfa ʼaakulu/

 

I will eat

 

نَحْنُ سَوْفَ نَأْكُلُ

 

/naHnu sawfa naʼkulu/

 

We  will eat

       
   

 

سوق

 

/sooq/

 

Means

 

Market

       
 
   

فُسْتان

   

/fustaan/

   

Means

   

Dress

       
   
     

القادِم

 

/alqaadim/

 

Means

 

Next

 

As in (الأُسْبوع القادِم)

 

Next week

     
   

 

بَعْدَ

 

/baʻda/

 

Means

 

After a... / In a...

 

بَعْدَ شَهْر

 

After a month

     
   

 

غَداً

   

/ghadan/

   

Means

   

Tomorrow

     
   
   

Conjugating in second person

 

(Masculine/ Singular)

 

أَنْتَ

 

The prefix

 

سَوْفَ

 

should precede the verb in present tense

 

أَنْتَ سَوْفَ تَذْهَبُ

 

/ʼanta sawfa taTHhabu/

 

Means

 

You will go (Masculine)

     
   
   

Conjugating in second person

 

(Feminine/ Singular)

 

أَنْتِ

 

The prefix

 

سَوْفَ

 

should precede the verb in present tense

 

أَنْتِ سَوْفَ تَذْهَبينَ

 

/ʼanti sawfa taTHhabeena/

 

Means

 

You will go (Feminine)

     
   
     

Examples:

 

أَنْتَ سَوْفَ تَشْرَبُ

 

/ʼanta sawfa tashrabu/

 

You will drink (Masculine)

 

أَنْتِ  سَوْفَ تَشْرَبينَ

 

/ʼanti sawfa tashrabeena/

 

You will  drink (Feminine)

       
   
   

Examples:

 

أَنْتَ سَوْفَ تَأْكُلُ

 

/ʼanta sawfa taʼkulu/

 

You will eat (Masculine)

 

أَنْتِ سَوْفَ  تَأْكُلْينَ

 

/ʼanti sawfa taʼkuleena/

 

You  will eat (Feminine)

     
   
     

Conjugating in third person

 

(Masculine/ Singular)

 

هُوَ

 

The prefix

 

سَوْفَ

 

should precede the verb in present tense

 

هُوَ سَوْفَ يَذْهَبُ

 

/huwa sawfa yaTHhabu/

 

Means

 

He will go

     
   
   

Conjugating in third person

 

(Feminine/ Singular)

 

هِيَ

 

The prefix 

 

سَوْفَ

 

should precede the verb in present tense

 

هِيَ سَوْفَ تَذْهَبُ

 

/hiya sawfa taTHhabu/

 

Means

 

She will go

       
   
   

Examples:

 

هُوَ سَوْفَ يَرْجِعُ إِلى

 

/huwa sawfa yarjiʻu ʼilaa/

 

He will go back to...

 

هِيَ سَوْفَ تَرْجِعُ إِلى

 

/hiya sawfa tarjiʻu ʼilaa/

 

She will go back to...

   
   
     

Examples:

 

هُوَ سَوْفَ يَشْرَبُ

 

/huwa sawfa yashrabu/

 

He will drink

 

هِيَ سَوْفَ  تَشْرَبُ

 

/hiya sawfa tashrabu/

 

She  will drink

       
   
     

Examples:

 

هُوَ سَوْفَ يَأْكُلُ

 

/huwa sawfa yaʼkulu/

 

He will eat 

 

هِيَ سَوْفَ  تَأْكُلُ

 

/hiya sawfa taʼkulu/

 

She  will eat

       
   
     

 لَنْ

 

/lan/

 

Means

 

Will not

 

لَنْ أَشْرَبَ القَهْوَةَ غَداً

       
   
       

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