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Future Tense - Introduction

There are two Future Tenses in the Polish language. If you already know Present Tense and Past Tense , then learning Future Tense should be very easy.

Future Simple Tense

Future Simple Tense looks like Present Tense, but instead of imperfective verbs it uses perfective verbs. Perfective verbs describe completed, one-time activity. To conjugate verbs in this tense use the same endings classes as in Present Tense . The table below displays examples of imperfective and perfective verbs.

Examples

imperfective verb	Endings class	perfective verb	Endings class
pisać – to be writing	`-ę` `-esz`	napisać – to have written	`-ę` `-esz`
kupować – to be buying	`-ę` `-esz`	kupić – to have bought	`-ię` `-isz`
czytać – to be reading	`-am` `-asz`	przeczytać – to have read	`-am` `-asz`
jeść – to be eating	`-em` `-esz`	zjeść – to have eaten	`-em` `-esz`

An important point to note is that imperfective and perfective verbs from the same pair do not always use the same endings class. For example, the verb to buy in the table above uses two different endings classes. Its imperfective form uses -ę -esz endings class and its perfective form uses -ię -isz endings class.

The table below shows full conjugations of the perfective verbs from the table above:

napisać– to write_perf

Polish	English	Polish	English
napiszę	I’ll write	napiszemy	We’ll write
napiszesz	You’ll write (sg)	napiszecie	You’ll write (pl)
napisze	He/She/It will write	napiszą	They’ll write

kupić– to buy_perf

Polish	English	Polish	English
kupię	I’ll buy	kupimy	We’ll buy
kupisz	You’ll buy (sg)	kupicie	You’ll buy (pl)
kupi	He/She/It will buy	kupią	They’ll buy

przeczytać– to read_perf

Polish	English	Polish	English
przeczytam	I’ll read	przeczytamy	We’ll read
przeczytasz	You’ll read (sg)	przeczytacie	You’ll read (pl)
przeczyta	He/She/It will read	przeczytają	They’ll read

zjeść– to eat_perf

Polish	English	Polish	English
zjem	I’ll eat	zjemy	We’ll eat
zjesz	You’ll eat (sg)	zjecie	You’ll eat (pl)
zje	He/She/It will eat	zjedzą	They’ll eat

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Future Tense Continuous

To express continuous, unfinished activity in the future, use Future Tense Continuous. This tense requires imperfective verbs and the verb być (to be) as an auxiliary verb. The verb być must be conjugated using its Future forms:

Polish	English	Polish	English
będę	I’ll be	będziemy	We’ll be
będziesz	You’ll be (sg)	będziecie	You’ll be (pl)
będzie	He/She/It will be	będą	They’ll be

To create a sentence in Future Tense Continuous you have two options:

use the infinitive form of the imperfective verb (easier method)
- first, choose the correct form of the verb być from the table above
- second, add the imperfective verb you want to use in its infinitive form
use the Past Tense third-person form of the imperfective verb (harder method)
- first, choose the correct form of the verb być from the table above
- second, add the imperfective verb you want to use in its Past Tense third-person form

Both methods may be used interchangeably. The easier method is commonly used while speaking. The harder method is usually chosen in literature. It appears more formal and carries additional information about the gender of the subject of the sentence.

The table below shows all possible combinations of Future Tense Continuous forms of the verb pisać (to write).

Example

Conjugation using the verb in infinitive form
Singular		Plural
Polish	English	Polish	English
będę pisać	I’ll be writing	będziemy pisać	We’ll be writing
będziesz pisać	You’ll be writing	będziecie pisać	You’ll be writing
będzie pisać	He’ll be writing	będą pisać	They’ll be writing
	She’ll be writing
	It’ll be writing

Conjugation using the verb in third-person Past Tense form
Singular		Plural
Polish	English	Polish	English
będę pisał_m	I’ll be writing	będziemy pisali_{m pers}	We’ll be writing
będę pisała_f	I’ll be writing	będziemy pisały_other	We’ll be writing
będziesz pisał_m	You’ll be writing	będziecie pisali_{m pers}	You’ll be writing
będziesz pisała_f	You’ll be writing	będziecie pisały_other	You’ll be writing
będzie pisał_m	He’ll be writing	będą pisali_{m pers}	They’ll be writing
będzie pisała_f	She’ll be writing	będą pisały_other
będzie pisało_n	It’ll be writing	będą pisały_other

Bonus curiosity at the end 🙂. When chatting online with Polish people you may often see something like this -bd

Examples

bd wyjeżdżał za 5 minut. – I’ll be leaving in 5 minutes.

bd szli do kina. – We’ll be going to the cinema.

This is a very common shortcut among young people for all the Future Tense forms of the verb być.

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Exercises for Future Tense

Future Tense (Czas przyszły)

Future Simple Tense (Czas Przyszły Prosty)

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Future Tense - Introduction

There are two Future Tenses in the Polish language. If you already know Present Tense and Past Tense , then learning Future Tense should be very easy.

Future Simple Tense

Examples

imperfective verb	Endings class	perfective verb	Endings class
pisać – to be writing	`-ę` `-esz`	napisać – to have written	`-ę` `-esz`
kupować – to be buying	`-ę` `-esz`	kupić – to have bought	`-ię` `-isz`
czytać – to be reading	`-am` `-asz`	przeczytać – to have read	`-am` `-asz`
jeść – to be eating	`-em` `-esz`	zjeść – to have eaten	`-em` `-esz`

The table below shows full conjugations of the perfective verbs from the table above:

napisać– to write_perf

Polish	English	Polish	English
napiszę	I’ll write	napiszemy	We’ll write
napiszesz	You’ll write (sg)	napiszecie	You’ll write (pl)
napisze	He/She/It will write	napiszą	They’ll write

kupić– to buy_perf

Polish	English	Polish	English
kupię	I’ll buy	kupimy	We’ll buy
kupisz	You’ll buy (sg)	kupicie	You’ll buy (pl)
kupi	He/She/It will buy	kupią	They’ll buy

przeczytać– to read_perf

Polish	English	Polish	English
przeczytam	I’ll read	przeczytamy	We’ll read
przeczytasz	You’ll read (sg)	przeczytacie	You’ll read (pl)
przeczyta	He/She/It will read	przeczytają	They’ll read

zjeść– to eat_perf

Polish	English	Polish	English
zjem	I’ll eat	zjemy	We’ll eat
zjesz	You’ll eat (sg)	zjecie	You’ll eat (pl)
zje	He/She/It will eat	zjedzą	They’ll eat

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Future Tense Continuous

Polish	English	Polish	English
będę	I’ll be	będziemy	We’ll be
będziesz	You’ll be (sg)	będziecie	You’ll be (pl)
będzie	He/She/It will be	będą	They’ll be

To create a sentence in Future Tense Continuous you have two options:

use the infinitive form of the imperfective verb (easier method)
- first, choose the correct form of the verb być from the table above
- second, add the imperfective verb you want to use in its infinitive form
use the Past Tense third-person form of the imperfective verb (harder method)
- first, choose the correct form of the verb być from the table above
- second, add the imperfective verb you want to use in its Past Tense third-person form

The table below shows all possible combinations of Future Tense Continuous forms of the verb pisać (to write).

Example

Conjugation using the verb in infinitive form
Singular		Plural
Polish	English	Polish	English
będę pisać	I’ll be writing	będziemy pisać	We’ll be writing
będziesz pisać	You’ll be writing	będziecie pisać	You’ll be writing
będzie pisać	He’ll be writing	będą pisać	They’ll be writing
	She’ll be writing
	It’ll be writing

Conjugation using the verb in third-person Past Tense form
Singular		Plural
Polish	English	Polish	English
będę pisał_m	I’ll be writing	będziemy pisali_{m pers}	We’ll be writing
będę pisała_f	I’ll be writing	będziemy pisały_other	We’ll be writing
będziesz pisał_m	You’ll be writing	będziecie pisali_{m pers}	You’ll be writing
będziesz pisała_f	You’ll be writing	będziecie pisały_other	You’ll be writing
będzie pisał_m	He’ll be writing	będą pisali_{m pers}	They’ll be writing
będzie pisała_f	She’ll be writing	będą pisały_other
będzie pisało_n	It’ll be writing	będą pisały_other

Bonus curiosity at the end 🙂. When chatting online with Polish people you may often see something like this -bd

Examples

bd wyjeżdżał za 5 minut. – I’ll be leaving in 5 minutes.

bd szli do kina. – We’ll be going to the cinema.

This is a very common shortcut among young people for all the Future Tense forms of the verb być.

Available Exercises

There are exercises related to this topic. Try out your knowledge and test your understanding.

Exercises for Future Tense

Future Tense (Czas przyszły)

Future Simple Tense (Czas Przyszły Prosty)

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Future Tense - Introduction

Future Simple Tense

napisać– to write_perf

kupić– to buy_perf

przeczytać– to read_perf

zjeść– to eat_perf

Future Tense Continuous

Cześć! Jestem Jarek, miło mi Cię poznać!

Cases - Noun Declension

Future Tense - Introduction

Future Simple Tense

napisać– to write_perf

kupić– to buy_perf

przeczytać– to read_perf

zjeść– to eat_perf

Future Tense Continuous

Cześć! Jestem Jarek, miło mi Cię poznać!

Cases - Noun Declension

Grammar

Grammar

Future Tense - Introduction

Future Simple Tense

napisać– to writeperf

kupić– to buyperf

przeczytać– to readperf

zjeść– to eatperf

Future Tense Continuous

Cześć! Jestem Jarek, miło mi Cię poznać!

Cases - Noun Declension

Future Tense - Introduction

Future Simple Tense

napisać– to writeperf

kupić– to buyperf

przeczytać– to readperf

zjeść– to eatperf

Future Tense Continuous

Cześć! Jestem Jarek, miło mi Cię poznać!

Cases - Noun Declension

napisać– to write_perf

kupić– to buy_perf

przeczytać– to read_perf

zjeść– to eat_perf

napisać– to write_perf

kupić– to buy_perf

przeczytać– to read_perf

zjeść– to eat_perf