Conveying the future in German can be done in several ways - by using werden, by combining the present tense with future time phrases, or by using phrases like ich hoffe, ich plane zu, ich habe vor.
Regardless of which tense you use in German, it's important to follow word order rules when putting sentences together in speech and in writing.
An important word order rule to follow is:
1.
Time
When
nächsten Montag
2.
Manner
How or with whom
mit Freunden
3.
Place
Where
im Restaurant
1.
Time
When
nächsten Montag
2.
Manner
How or with whom
mit Freunden
3.
Place
Where
im Restaurant
Always make sure that if you include two or more of these elements in a sentence, the correct word order of Time, Manner, Place (TMP) pattern is followed:
Wir fahren nächsten Sommer (TIME) mit zwei Freunden (MANNER) nach Polen (PLACE). – We're going to travel to Poland with two friends next summer.
(literally: We travel next summer with two friends to Poland.)
Question
Remembering TMP, translate these sentences:
Usingwerden:
We will go to the park after school with the dog.
I will meet my mum in town on Saturday.
My sister will drink hot chocolate at the Christmas market in winter.
Using the present tense:
Are you (plural) going to the football stadium at the weekend with your friends?
They are going to play cricket on the sports field next week.
Will you (polite) learn German in Switzerland next summer?
Usingwerden
Wir werden nach der Schule mit dem Hund zum Park gehen.
Ich werde am Samstag meine Mutter in der Stadt treffen.
Meine Schwester wird im Winter heiße Schokolade auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt trinken.
Using the present tense
Geht ihr am Wochenende mit Freunden ins Fußballstadion?
Sie spielen nächste Woche Cricket auf dem Sportplatz.
Lernen Sie nächsten Sommer Deutsch in der Schweiz?
