Berufe: 'werden' + infinitive, wh-questions in future and conditional tenses
I can use 'werden' with the infinitive to discuss my future plans.
Berufe: 'werden' + infinitive, wh-questions in future and conditional tenses
I can use 'werden' with the infinitive to discuss my future plans.
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Key learning points
- To form the future tense, use the present tense of 'werden' to mean ‘will’ and an infinitive verb at the end.
- To ask an open question in the future, use a question word followed by a form of 'werden', followed by the subject.
- To ask an open question with 'möcht-', use a question word followed by a form of 'möcht-', followed by the subject.
Keywords
Werden - used with a 2nd verb to express the future: 'ich werde arbeiten' - 'I will work'
Möcht- - the conditional form of the verb 'mögen', meaning 'would like'
Common misconception
'Ich will' in German means 'I will' in English.
'Ich will' (from the verb 'wollen') means 'I want to', but is a common false friend. The future tense in German needs 'werden' with a 2nd verb in the infinitive.
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