The Future Tense in Italian

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The future tense. This is the tense that expresses all that you see possible in the coming years and that lets you disclose your sogno nel cassetto to any Italian willing to listen.

Sogno nel cassetto = secret dream

When to Use the Future Tense

Similar to English, we use the future tense to express what may happen in the future, but you can also use the present tense to talk about near future plans.

In English, we’ll say: “I’m going tomorrow.” or “I’m reading that book next week.”

Italian has the same construction.

Esempi:

• Vado domani. - I’m going tomorrow

• Leggo questo libro la settimana prossima. - I’m reading that book next week.

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