Language/Standard-arabic/Grammar/Future-Tense
Hi Arabic learners,
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Future Tense in Arabic.
It's so easy to convert the sentence into Future Tense (simple Future).
Keep reading below and happy learning!
Rules
In Arabic we have only 3 tenses: Past - Present - Future (Perfect and progressive cases are not found in Arabic).
We form Future from the present tense المضارع.
You can form the Future tense by adding the letter س to the beginning of present tense verb.
س should be attached to the verb.
Examples
- Present tense: يدرس الطلاب (The students study)
- Future Tense: سيدرس الطلاب (The students will study)
There is another way for forming the future tense, which is similar to the above one, but the difference is you need to use the article سوف.
It should be noted that the article سوف shall be separated and NOT attached to the verb and should come before the verb directly.
- Present tense: يدرس الطلاب (The students study)
- Future Tense: سوف يدرس الطلاب (The students will study)
The main difference between both articles is that س is used to refer to the near future, while سوف refers to the far future.
For example:
- I will study my lessons. أنا سأذاكر دروسي
It means I will study my lessons after a short time after talking.
- أنا سوف أذاكر دروسي
It means I will study my lessons but not now, may be tomorrow or any other time.
Other examples
| Future | Arabic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| I will see you | أنا سأراك | ana sa-araak
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| I will write with a pen | أنا سأكتب بالقلم | ana sa-aktub belqalam
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| You will love apples | أنت ستحب التفاح | anta sa-tuheb atufah
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| You will give money | أنت ستعطي المال | anta sa-tu'ty almaal
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| You will play tennis | أنت ستلعب التنس | anta sa-tal'ab kurat almezrab
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| He will read a book | هو سيقرأ كتابا | huwa sa-yaqra ketaab
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| He will understand me | هو سيفهمني | huwa sa-yafhamuny
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| She will have a cat | هي ستكون لديها قطة | hiya sa-takouno ladayha qetta
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| She will know you | هي ستعرفك | hiya sa-ta'refok
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| We will want to see you | نحن سنريد أن نراك | nahnu sa-nureed an narak
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| We will think about you | نحن سنفكر فيك | nahnu sa-nofakiro fik
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| You (plural) will work here | أنتم ستعملون هنا | antum sa-ta'maloon huna
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| You (plural) will speak French | أنتم ستتكلون الفرنسة | antum sa-tatakalamoon alfaransia
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| They will drive a car | هم سيسوقون سيارة | hum sa-yasuqoon sayara
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| They will smile | هم سيتبسمون | hum sa-yatabassamoon
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