Present tense with time phrases
Future plans can be expressed by using the present tense followed by a future time phrase, just as we do in English, eg
- Wir fahren ²Ô䳦³ó²õ³Ùe Woche in die Turkei. – We are going to Turkey next week.
- Ich spiele morgen Netzball. – I'm playing netball tomorrow.
Hilfsvokabeln – Helpful vocabulary
There are countless time phrases that you can use to express your future wishes, but here are some of the most useful ones.
- im Frühling – in spring
- im Herbst – in autumn
- im Sommer – in summer
- im Winter – in winter
- in den Ferien – in the holidays
- in der Oberstufe – in sixth form
- in der Zukunft – in the future
- in zehn Minuten – in ten minutes
- morgen – tomorrow
- nach der Schule – after school
- ²Ô䳦³ó²õ³Ùen Dienstag – next Tuesday
- ²Ô䳦³ó²õ³Ùes Jahr – next year
- ²Ô䳦³ó²õ³Ùen Monat – next month
- ²Ô䳦³ó²õ³Ùe Woche – next week
- ²õ±èä³Ù±ð°ù – later on
Question
How would you translate these phrases?
- Wir essen in den Ferien im Restaurant.
- Fährst du ²Ô䳦³ó²õ³Ùe Woche nach Wien?
- Mein Bruder geht ²õ±èä³Ù±ð°ù mit Freunden ins Kino.
- Anja und Mesut haben ²Ô䳦³ó²õ³Ùen Mai Prüfungen
- Ich mache am Wochenende Hausaufgaben.
- We're going to eat in the restaurant in the holidays.
- Are you going to Vienna next week?
- My brother's going to the cinema later on with friends.
- Anja and Mesut will have/are going to have exams next May.
- I'll do homework at the weekend.
Morgen, morgen, nur nicht heute, sagen alle faulen Leute. – Don’t put off till tomorrow what can be done today. (literally: Tomorrow, tomorrow, not only today, say all lazy people.)