Future Tense: fog + Infinitive
Future tense with fog + infinitive, and present tense + time word
Can express future plans using fog + infinitive or present tense with time words
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Holnap fogok tanulni.
I will study tomorrow.
Ők fognak jönni a bulira.
They will come to the party.
Holnap megyek a piacra.
I'm going to the market tomorrow.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Future tense: conjugate fog + infinitive (-ni). fogok/fogsz/fog/fogunk/fogtok/fognak + verb-ni. Alternatively: present tense + future time word (holnap, nemsokára) also expresses the future.
Common Error Patterns
Uses fog without -ni infinitive (e.g. *fogok megy)
fog always needs the infinitive (-ni form): fogok menni, fogsz tanulni. Never use a conjugated verb after fog.
Wrong fog form for the person (e.g. *fog instead of fogok for 1st sg)
Memorise: fogok, fogsz, fog, fogunk, fogtok, fognak. It conjugates like a regular back-vowel verb.
Holnap fogok tanulni.
I will study tomorrow.
fogok (I will) + tanulni (to study). fog conjugated for 1st sg.
Ők fognak jönni a bulira.
They will come to the party.
fognak (they will) + jönni (to come). 3rd pl fog form.
Holnap megyek a piacra.
I'm going to the market tomorrow.
Present tense + holnap (tomorrow) = future meaning. No fog needed with time word.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises