Das Futur

Das Futur

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson you will be able to identify and use the German future tense. At the end of the lesson you will understand how to form the future tense using the verb 'werden' and an infinitive. At the end of the lesson you will know the word order rules for forming sentences in the future tense.

What do you already know about the German future tense?

Understanding the future tense in German

Future tense is used to discuss future plans and actions. It is formed using the verb 'werden' and an infinitive. Proper word order is crucial.

Forming the future tense with 'werden' and an infinitive

Select personal pronoun, use 'werden' as a helper verb, and place the infinitive verb at the end of the clause. 'Werden' changes its stem in the second and third person singular forms.

The importance of word order in German sentences

Proper word order, following the Time, Manner, Place (TMP) pattern, is crucial when constructing sentences in the future tense.

Definition List

Future tense: A grammatical tense used to describe actions that have not yet occurred.
Personal pronoun: A pronoun that refers to a specific person or thing in a sentence.
Helper verb 'werden': A verb used in conjunction with an infinitive to form the future tense in German.
Infinitive: The base form of a verb, typically found in the dictionary, used in forming various tenses.
Word order: The arrangement of words in a sentence, which in German typically follows the Time, Manner, Place (TMP) pattern.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.