Futuro Simples: Simple Future Tense
The simple future tense expresses future events and is formed by adding endings directly to the infinitive. It is common in formal and written European Portuguese.
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European Portuguese Grammar Guide
Add future endings directly to the full infinitive. The same endings apply to all conjugation classes.
| Person | Ending | Falar | Comer | Partir |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eu | -ei | falarei | comerei | partirei |
| tu | -ás | falarás | comerás | partirás |
| ele/ela/você | -á | falará | comerá | partirá |
| nós | -emos | falaremos | comeremos | partiremos |
| vós | -eis | falareis | comereis | partireis |
| eles/elas/vocês | -ão | falarão | comerão | partirão |
Three irregular contracted stems: fazer → far-, dizer → dir-, trazer → trar-.
Amanhã farei tudo o que é necessário.
Tomorrow I will do everything that is necessary.
Se estudares, passarás no exame.
If you study, you will pass the exam.
In spoken EP, the present tense or ir + infinitive is far more common. Reserve the simple future for formal writing and official announcements.
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O governo anunciou que construirá uma nova linha de metro até 2030.
The government announced it will build a new metro line by 2030.