The future is a grammatical tense that can be used to talk about events that will occur in the future.
It is a compound tense that combines the helping verb "werden" and the infinitive. The word "werden" is conjugated in the present tense. The infinitive doesn't change its form and goes to the end of the sentence.
Examples:
Das Experiment findet gerade statt. (present)
Das Experiment wird heute Abend stattfinden. (future)
Die Naturkatastrophen nehmen zu. (present)
Die Naturkatastrophen werden in Zukunft zunehmen. (future)
Conjugation of "werden"
"werden" is an irregular verb. Pay particular attention to the verb stem and the endings in the 2nd and 3rd person singular:
werden | ||||||
Singular | ich | werde | die Umwelt schützen. | |||
du | wirst | die Umwelt schützen. | ||||
er/sie/es | wird | die Umwelt schützen. | ||||
Plural | wir | werden | die Umwelt schützen. | |||
ihr | werdet | die Umwelt schützen. | ||||
sie | werden | die Umwelt schützen. |
Using the future tense
The future tense is often used to express expectations, plans and intentions. It is also used to make predictions. For predictions, you'll often hear it accompanied by adverbs like "wohl" (well), "wahrscheinlich" (probably) or "bestimmt" (surely).
Examples:
Wir werden das Experiment verhindern. (intention)
Dr. Zweistein wird wohl beim Experiment dabei sein. (supposition)