Future Tense in Serbian

RULE: infinitive stem + Future tense suffix, depending on the person

Future Tense suffixes:
-ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će

Example: to sing=pevati ---> peva+ćeš

Now, you do the same for the first (I= ja) and second person singular (you=ti) for these verbs:

to have = imati
to play = igrati
to kiss = ljubiti
to be = biti

Great! Now, listen to this song and check your answers:


______________ (You'll have) ih mnogo _______________ (you'll play) se njima
______________ (You'll kiss) ih mnogo ali ne daj se baš svima
U ponoć _____________ (I'll be) tu i _____________ (I'll kiss) te tad
U ponoć poželi tvoj deda-mraz sam ______ (I).

Nove godine zato _______________ (are coming)
Nove godine u pravi čas za ______ (us).

Nove __________ (years) zato dolaze
Nove __________ (years) u pravi čas za nas.

______________ (You'll have) ih mnogo _______________ (you'll play) se njima
______________ (You'll kiss) ih mnogo ali ne daj se baš svima
U ponoć _____________ (I'll be) tu i _____________ (I'll kiss) te tad
U ponoć poželi tvoj deda-mraz sam ______ (I).

Chorus

Chorus

Future forms connect a short form of hteti with the action that has not happened yet. Begin with Sutra ću poslati ugovor poštom.; its scene gives the new language somewhere concrete to stand.

Speak from the memorable clue in future tense in serbian exercise

Future forms connect a short form of hteti with the action that has not happened yet. Compare the five examples for meaning before analysing their forms. In Nećemo zaboraviti tvoju godišnjicu., identify the word that carries the central idea; then notice how the remaining words make its person, place or time precise.

Five sentences that belong only to future tense in serbian exercise

LatinicaĆirilicaEnglish
Sutra ću poslati ugovor poštom.Сутра ћу послати уговор поштом.Tomorrow I will send the contract by post.
Da li ćeš doći na probu u petak?Да ли ћеш доћи на пробу у петак?Will you come to rehearsal on Friday?
Nećemo zaboraviti tvoju godišnjicu.Нећемо заборавити твоју годишњицу.We will not forget your anniversary.
Ivana će provesti vikend na selu.Ивана ће провести викенд на селу.Ivana will spend the weekend in the country.
Gde ćete parkirati automobil?Где ћете паркирати аутомобил?Where will you park the car?

From Da li ćeš doći na probu u petak? to independent speech

Read Gde ćete parkirati automobil? once as a statement with real intention. Next, change the subject or time phrase and repair every form affected by that choice. Finish by linking your new sentence to Da li ćeš doći na probu u petak? in a two-line exchange that could genuinely happen.

A five-step challenge shaped by Nećemo zaboraviti tvoju godišnjicu.

  1. Give the English meaning of Sutra ću poslati ugovor poštom..
  2. Reconstruct in Serbian: “Will you come to rehearsal on Friday?”
  3. Write Nećemo zaboraviti tvoju godišnjicu. in Cyrillic.
  4. Change one grammatical detail in Ivana će provesti vikend na selu..
  5. Ask a natural question that could produce Gde ćete parkirati automobil? as an answer.

Answers waiting beyond Ivana će provesti vikend na selu.

  1. Tomorrow I will send the contract by post.
  2. Da li ćeš doći na probu u petak? / Да ли ћеш доћи на пробу у петак?
  3. Нећемо заборавити твоју годишњицу.
  4. More than one answer is possible; all connected forms must remain in agreement.
  5. Questions vary, but the final Serbian sentence must answer them naturally.