Futur (future tense)

Question 1

How is futur tense constructed?

Answer 1

enclitic form of the auxiliary verb hteti and infinitive of the any other verb.

Question 2

What are the enclitic forms of the verb hteti?

Answer 2

Singular

1. Ja (ho)ću
2. Ti (ho)ćeš
3. On, ona, ono (ho)će

Plural

1. Mi (ho)ćemo
2. Vi (ho)ćete
3. Oni (ho)će

Question 3

Final construction of futur tense

1st

Answer 3

Ja + ću + raditi

personal pronoun + enclitic form of hteti + infinitive of any other verb

Question 4

Final construction of futur tense

2nd

Answer 4

Radiću

shortened infinitve + enclitic form of hteti

Question 5

Final construction of futur tense

3rd

Answer 5

Ja + ću + da + radim

personal pronoun + enclitic form of hteti + connector da + present tense of any other verb

Question 6

Short version of future tense uses the

Answer 6

Short form of infinitive

Question 7

Short form of infintive is

Answer 7

infinitive without last -i.

raditi - whole infinitive
radit - short infinitive
radit + ću = radiću - short version of future tense

Question 8

What happens when infinitive ends on -ći?

Answer 8

short form of the future tense is written as two separated words:

reći - to say

Ja ću reći. - long form of future tense

Reći ću. - short form of future tense