1. PA Dutch 101 Video 23: Future Tense. Die Zukunft

2. Future Tense • Up until this point we have only been discussing Present Tense sentences in PD. • Future Tense sentences can be formed in PD using the following equation: • Subject – WAERRE – other stuff – VERB. • The verb WAERRE acts like a Modal (video 20) in that it forces the verb to the end of the sentence.

3. waerre • waerre(will be) is irregular and conjugates differently from regular verbs:

4. Future Tense • IchfaahrnoochHumbarrick. • IchwaernoochHumbarrickfaahre. • Bringschtdu en Freindmit? • Waerrschtdu en Freindmitbringe? • Mir yaagein Clinton Kaunty. • Mir waerrein Clinton Kauntyyaage.

5. Future Tense • Should the content of the conversation or description imply future events, the present tense is often used with an adverb of time (mariye, heit, etc.). • Mir schpieleBaseballe. • Mir schpielemariyeBaseballe. • Mir gehnenoochKanadaa. • ImFriehyaahrgehnemirnoochKanadaa.

6. Iewing - Practice • Turn the following sentences into Future Tense sentences: • Der Ray kaaft en Kuh. • Der Ray waerd en Kuhkaafe. • Dihrtschumptiwwer die Grick. • Dihrwaerretiwwer die Gricktschumpe. • Ichhol en annereSchtickHolz. • Ichwaer en annereSchtickHolz hole.

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