Making plans: present and future tenses
Maxay tahay, maxayse hadda
This unit revisits and consolidates the present tense, including modal verbs and two-verb structures before introducing the future tense in singular persons. It also addresses the distinction between the German 'ich will' vs the English 'I want to'.
Aqoonta hore loo baahan yahay
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Making plans: present and future tenses
This unit revisits and consolidates the present tense, including modal verbs and two-verb structures before introducing the future tense in singular persons. It also addresses the distinction between the German 'ich will' vs the English 'I want to'.
6 cashar- What you want to and will do: future tense singular (will) vs 'will' (want to)
- Future plans: future tense 'werden' + infinitive vs 'planen' + 'zu' + infinitive
- Who should do what? Meanings of 'sollen', 'müssen', 'dürfen'
- Plans for the week ahead: modal verbs in present tense (future meaning)
- Who is supposed to do what? Modal verbs, two-verb structures, question words
- Plans for this weekend: present tense (future meaning), 'nach' vs 'zu' (dative)