Verbs: Future

Futuro

You've already seen how to talk about the present and the past in Italian. Now let's learn how to say what you will do! You can use these verb endings to talk about the future.

verb trovare	verb offrire
troverò (I) will find	offrirò (I) will offer
troverai (you) will find	offrirai (you) will offer
troverà (he / she) will find	offrirà (he / she) will offer
troveremo (we) will find	offriremo (we) will offer
troverete (you all) will find	offrirete (you all) will offer
troveranno (they) will find	offriranno (they) will offer

Protip: ‑are and ‑ere verbs (like trovare) use the same endings for the future, while ‑ire verbs (like offrire) are a bit different.

Lei troverà suo marito.

She will find her husband.

Sarò qui

Two of the most common and most useful verbs in Italian are essere and avere. Their forms are always very special, so let's see what happens to them in the future!

verb essere	verb avere
sarò (I) will be	avrò (I) will have
sarai (you) will be	avrai (you) will have
sarà (he / she) will be	avrà (he / she) will have
saremo (we) will be	avremo (we) will have
sarete (you all) will be	avrete (you all) will have
saranno (they) will be	avranno (they) will have

Lei sarà una buona insegnante.

She will be a good teacher.

Who knows what the future holds

If you want to talk about the future, you can use verb endings like ‑erò or ‑irò (as in penserò or capirò, for example).

But by this point, you know that Italian always has lots of surprises for you. Many verbs have special forms in the future! Only the first part of the word changes, though — the endings are the ones you already saw for essere and avere.

verb	future (I form)
venire	verrò
volere	vorrò
potere	potrò
sapere	saprò
andare	andrò
tenere	terrò
rimanere	rimarrò
vivere	vivrò

Dove andrai in vacanza?

Where will you go on vacation?

Verrò quando potrò.

I will come when I can.