In zwei Tagenbin ich in New York.
In two days, I’ll be in New York.Das Konzert findet morgenstatt.
The concert will take place tomorrow.Sie heiraten nächstes Jahr.
They will get married next year.Frequently used words or expressions to indicate the future include:bald
‘soon’,demnächst‘soon’/‘before long’, gleich‘right away’, in zwei Tagen/
Wochen/Monatenetc. ‘in two days/weeks/months’ etc., morgen‘tomor-
row’, nächstes Wochenende/nächste Woche etc. ‘next weekend’/‘next
week’ etc.Difference between ‘will’ and ‘want to’
in GermanBe careful not to confuse the English ‘will’ indicating the future, with the
German modal willmeaning ‘want/s to’ in German:Ichwilljetzt essen.
Iwant toeat now.Ichwerdeweniger essen.
Iwilleat less.The future perfect
Formation
The future perfect is used to refer to events that will be completed in the
future. It is formed with the present tense form of werden+past participle
of the main verb + the infinitive formsofhabenorsein:In zwei Jahren wirst du das Auto abbezahlt haben.
In two years you will have paid for the car.Er wird wahrscheinlich morgen noch nicht abgereist sein.
He will probably not have left by tomorrow.104 Unit 14: The future tense