The Formal Future
Everyday talk says the same thing with the present tense and a time word: فردا می‌روم.
How It Works
| Person | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| من | خواهم رفت | I will go |
| تو | خواهی رفت | you will go |
| او | خواهد رفت | he or she will go |
| ما | خواهیم رفت | we will go |
| شما | خواهید رفت | you will go |
| آن‌ها | خواهند رفت | they will go |
The helper comes first and the past stem stays at the end of the clause: فردا به مزار شریف خواهم رفت. With a compound verb, the noun comes first: شرکت خواهد کرد.
This خواه is not the verb in می‌خواهم (I want). That verb has می and takes the subjunctive. The future has no می and takes the past stem.
The future of بودن and شدن is خواهد بود (will be) and خواهد شد (will become): هوا فردا گرم خواهد شد (the weather will turn warm tomorrow).
Use this future in news, speeches and notices: سال آینده مکتب جدید باز خواهد شد (next year a new school will open). A question keeps the same order: چه وقت خواهی آمد؟ (When will you come?)
Examples (5)
- من فردا به مزار شریف خواهم رفت.
I will go to Mazar-i-Sharif tomorrow.
خواهم is the helper for من, and رفت is the past stem.
- آن‌ها هفتهٔ آینده از هرات خواهند آمد.
They will come from Herat next week.
خواهند is the helper for آن‌ها, and آمد is the past stem.
- فردا هوا سرد خواهد بود.
Tomorrow the weather will be cold.
بود is the past stem of بودن, so خواهد بود means will be.
- کاکایم در جشن نوروز شرکت خواهد کرد.
My uncle will take part in the Nowruz celebration.
With a compound verb, the noun شرکت comes first and خواهد کرد follows.
- مریم فردا به مکتب نخواهد آمد.
Maryam will not come to school tomorrow.
The negative puts نـ on the helper: نخواهد.
Common Mistakes
Using the infinitive after the helper.
فردا به مزار شریف خواهم رفتن.فردا به مزار شریف خواهم رفت.The helper takes the past stem رفت, with no ـن.
Putting نـ on the past stem.
مریم فردا به مکتب خواهد نیامد.مریم فردا به مکتب نخواهد آمد.The negative goes on the helper: نخواهد آمد.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The future uses the past stem and خواهم.
Related Patterns
- Infinitives and Past Stems
The past stem رفت comes from this page.
Level 2 - فردا می‌رومPlans with the Present Tense
Everyday talk uses the present tense with a time word for the same plans.
Level 2 - امروز، دیروز، فرداToday, Yesterday and Tomorrow
فردا and the other time words go with the future.
Level 1 - Verb Person Endings
The endings on خواه are the ones you know.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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