The future tense is a little bit different than the past and the present tense. If you don’t remember the pas tense and the present tense, click here(past tense/present tense) to review it.
The form of the future tense is -(으)ㄹ 거예요. Let’s look at how to add to a verb.
verb (vowel ending or ‘ㄹ’ ending) |
ㄹ거예요 |
verb (consonant ending) |
을거예요 |
vowel endingorㄹ ending |
가다 |
ㄹ거예요 |
갈 거예요 |
오다 |
올 거예요 |
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마시다 |
마실 거예요 |
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주다 |
줄 거예요 |
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살다 |
살 거예요 |
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울다 |
울 거예요 |
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consonant ending |
먹다 |
을 거예요 |
먹을 거예요 |
읽다 |
읽을 거예요 |
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받다 |
받을 거예요 |
e.g) You can listen to the pronunciation here.
(저는) 내일 학교에 안 갈 거예요. |
I am not going to school tomorrow. |
(저는) 친구한테 선물을 줄 거예요. |
I am going to give a present to my friend. |
(저는) 오늘 12시에 점심을 먹을 거예요. |
I am going to have lunch at 12 today. |
(민수씨,) 오늘 영화 볼 거예요? |
Minsu, are you going to watch a movie today? |
(유진씨,) 내일 뭐 할 거예요? |
Yujin, What are you going to do tomorrow? |
오늘 민수 씨가 올 거예요. |
Minsu will come today. |
유진 씨가 이 음식을 안 먹을 거예요. |
Yujin won’t eat this food. |
**Many Koreans write this as -(으)ㄹ 꺼에요 because of its pronunciation. If you see anyone write it wrong, please correct them. 🙂
