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Future Tense
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The present tense of werdern used with an infinitive is an indication of future tense:
werden appears in the second position...the infinitive in the final position Present tense plus an adverb which indicated future time is also a common way to imply the future tense. |
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Future Perfect Tense
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The future perfect auxiliary werden can also occur with a past participle plus the infinitive of a verb. The past infinitive consists of the past participle plus the infinitive of its appropriate auxiliary haben or sein.
This construction expresses actions that will have happened. |
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Commonly used expressions of the future perfect tense
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auf die Dauer = in the long run
bis nächstes Jahr; bis sechs Uhr = by next year; by six o'clock bis zum Ende des Monats = by the end of the month in drei Wochen; in der Zukunft = in three weeks (time); in the future gerade = just immer wieder = time and again; over and over mit (der) Zeit = with time nach fünf Minuten = after five minutes nach und nach = after a while schon = not yet um zwölf Uhr = at twelve o'clock wen es so weit ist = when the time comes |
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Future Tenses Used to Express Probability
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Used with an adverb like wohl, (wohl) schon, or doch, the future tense expresses the probability or likelihood in reference to the present.
The future perfect + wohl expresses probability in reference to the past. |
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Selbst, selber
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Used to intensify or emphasize the meaning of a noun or pronoun.
When selbst or selber FOLLOWS a noun or pronoun, translate with himself, herself, itself, themselves, etc.: Der Professor selbst wusste es nicht. = The professor himself did not know it. When selbst PRECEDES the noun or pronoun, translate even + noun or pronoun: Selbst die Ärzte standen vor einem Rätsel. = Even the doctors were mystified. |
