Lesson 10-2 - Lektion 10-2
Future tense in German (Futur I)
Lesson 10: A working day. Activity 2
From this activity you will know how to:
- name the days of the week
- ask what is planned for this week
- ask what is planned for a specific day
- name the main events for this week
Learn the words and expressions for the dialogue
deadline, date; appointment
I have many appointments tomorrow.
calendar
Do you have a calendar?
week
Next week I cannot (do smth.).
Monday
I’m going to Vienna on Monday.
Tuesday
What are you doing on Tuesday?
Wednesday
Call me on Wednesday!
Thursday
Can you come on Thursday?
Friday
On Friday I’ll be here again.
Saturday
I invite you on Saturday.
Sunday
I am free on Sunday.
to plan, to schedule; to provide or cater for
What is planned for tomorrow?
firm, company
He works at this firm.
to take place; to be held; to occur
When does the anniversary take place?
conference
The conference begins tomorrow.
to become, to get
My son will become a chemist.
exhibition
The exhibition is closed.
Pay attention to the form and the usage of the words
The days of the week are used in German with the preposition am (an + dem), which is translated as «on», when answering the question «when?»:
am Montag, am Dienstag usw.
on Monday, on Tuesday etc.The verb vorsehen is used with the preposition für + А:
Was ist für diese Woche vorgesehen?
What is planned for this week?The word Termin «deadline» is often used in the meaning of «appointment»:
Um 16.00 habe ich einen Termin beim Arzt.
I have an appointment with the doctor at 16.00.
Am Dienstag habe ich zwei Termine.
On tuesday I have two appointments.The plural form of the noun die Firma is Firmen:
Das ist eine neue Firma. Das sind neue Firmen.
This is a new firm. These are new firms.
Remember the following way of word-formation (1)
der Termin + der Kalender = der Terminkalender datebook
die Woche + n + der Tag = der Wochentag weekday
Practise in reading the words
Der Terminkalender
Grammar points
The verb werden can perform two functions: as the link-verb in the nominal part of the predicate or as the auxiliary verb in formation of complex verb forms – future tense (futur) and passive form. In the former case, the verb werden is used with nouns and adjectives and is translated as «to become, to get»:
Es wird kalt.
It’s getting cold.
In the second case, the verb werden makes a new form of a verb. In English, it looks exactly like future simple:
Wir werden diesen Betrieb besuchen.
We will visit this company.
The verb werden has its peculiarities in the present tense:
Singular
ich werde
er wirdPlural
wir werden
Sie werdenPerfekt of the verb werden is formed by using the auxiliary verb sein:
Mein Bruder ist Arzt geworden.
My brother has become a doctor.
The future tense (Futur I) of verbs is formed by using the auxiliary verb werden in the present tense and the infinitive (Infinitiv). At the same time, the verb werden is placed second in the sentence in an appropriate person and number, while the infinitive form of the main verb is placed at the end of the sentence.
Er wird bei dieser Firma arbeiten.
He will work at this firm.
If there is an adverbial modifier of time that shows that the action takes place in the future, then instead of Futur we use the present tense (Präsens):
Am Mittwoch fahren wir nach Leipzig.
On Wednesday we are going to Leipzig.
Conjugation of the verb werden
Singular
Plural
ich werde
er wird
wir werden
Sie werden
Future tense formation (Futur I)
werden + infinitive (Infinitiv)
Er wird nach Berlin kommen.
He will come to Berlin.
Wird er nach Berlin kommen?
Will he come to Berlin?
1. You want to know when it is planned to visit the firm. Ask the question. How would you answer if you were the interlocutor?
B. Der Besuch dieser Firma ist für Mittwoch vorgesehen.
Continue:
der Montag, der Freitag, der Sonnabend, diese Woche, der Donnerstag, nächste Woche, der Dienstag, morgen.
2. You are asked about what you doing on a certain day of the week. Answer the question. Ask the interlocutor the same thing.
B. Am Donnerstag besuchen wir den Ingenieur.
Continue:
der Montag – die Ausstellung, der Dienstag – die Firma, der Mittwoch – Herr Berger, der Freitag – die Kollegen.
3. Your interlocutor says about who his or her daughter will become and wants to know the same about your son. Tell him or her who your son has become.
B. Mein Sohn ist Ingenieur-Techniker geworden.
Continue:
Lehrerin – Arzt, Dolmetscherin – Journalist, Verkäuferin – Arbeiter, Arztin – Chemiker, Arbeiterin.
4. You want to know if someone will do the same as you will. Ask the question. How would you answer if you were the interlocutor?
B. Ich glaube, er wird auch diese Ausstellung besuchen.
Continue:
in diesem Hotel wohnen, in dieser Gaststätte essen, mit diesem Wagen fahren, zu dieser Konferenz kommen, diesen Termin haben.
5. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the dialogue.
1. Was steht in unserem für die nächste Woche? 2. Was ist für den Dienstag ? 3. Am Donnerstag die Konferenz . 4. Wann wir die Ausstellung besuchen? 5. Was machen wir am ?
6. Reconstruct the dialogue by filling in the gaps with the appropriate words.
7. Try to reproduce the dialogue “Der Terminkalender” by memory.
Check yourself!
What expressions will you use if you want to:
name the days of the week
ask what is planned for this week
ask what is planned for a specific day
name the main events for this week