🔮 Future & Conditional — Portuguese has three main ways to talk about the future: Simple Future (Futuro do Presente), Immediate Future (ir + infinitive), and the Conditional (Futuro do Pretérito) for hypothetical situations. This lesson covers formation, usage, and the differences between these forms with pronunciation guides in Urdu and English.
🔊 Click the Listen button next to each example to hear the pronunciation using Text-to-Speech.
💡 Key Rule: Use Simple Future for predictions and promises, Ir + Infinitive for immediate future plans, and Conditional for hypothetical situations and polite requests.
🔮 Simple Future (Futuro do Presente)
The simple future is formed by adding endings to the infinitive. The endings are the same for all verb groups: -ei, -á, -emos, -ão.
| Pronoun | -AR (falar) | -ER (comer) | -IR (partir) | Pronunciation | تلفظ (Urdu) | Meaning | معنی (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eu | falarei | comerei | partirei | fa-la-ray / ko-me-ray / par-tee-ray | فالارے / کومیرے / پارتیرے | I will speak/eat/leave | میں بولوں/کھاؤں/جاؤں گا | |
| você/ele/ela | fará | comerá | partirá | fa-ra / ko-me-ra / par-tee-ra | فارا / کومیرا / پارتیرا | you/he/she will speak/eat/leave | آپ/وہ بولے/کھائے/جائے گا | |
| nós | falaremos | comeremos | partiremos | fa-la-re-mos / ko-me-re-mos / par-tee-re-mos | فالاریموس / کومیریموس / پارتیریموس | we will speak/eat/leave | ہم بولیں/کھائیں/جائیں گے | |
| vocês/eles/elas | falarão | comerão | partirão | fa-la-rao / ko-me-rao / par-tee-rao | فالاراؤ / کومیراؤ / پارتیراؤ | you all/they will speak/eat/leave | آپ لوگ/وہ بولیں/کھائیں/جائیں گے |
📌 Simple Future Endings:
eu -ei | você/ele/ela -á | nós -emos | vocês/eles/elas -ão
🔑 Note: The endings are the same for all verb groups! Just add them to the infinitive.
⚠️ Irregular Simple Future
Some verbs have irregular stems in the simple future. The endings remain the same.
| # | Infinitive | Stem | eu | você/ele/ela | nós | vocês/eles/elas | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ser | ser- | serei | será | seremos | serão | |
| 2 | ter | ter- | terei | terá | teremos | terão | |
| 3 | ir | ir- | irei | irá | iremos | irão | |
| 4 | fazer | far- | farei | fará | faremos | farão | |
| 5 | dizer | dir- | direi | dirá | diremos | dirão | |
| 6 | ver | ver- | verei | verá | veremos | verão | |
| 7 | poder | pod- | poderei | poderá | poderemos | poderão |
📌 Irregular Stems:
• ser → ser- | ter → ter- | ir → ir-
• fazer → far- | dizer → dir- | ver → ver-
⚡ Immediate Future (Ir + Infinitive)
The immediate future is used for actions that are about to happen or for planned future actions. It is formed with the present tense of ir + infinitive.
| Pronoun | ir (present) | Infinitive | Conjugation | Pronunciation | تلفظ (Urdu) | Meaning | معنی (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eu | vou | falar | vou falar | vo fa-lar | وو فالار | I am going to speak | میں بولنے جا رہا ہوں | |
| você/ele/ela | vai | comer | vai comer | vai ko-mer | وائی کومیر | you/he/she is going to eat | آپ/وہ کھانے جا رہا ہے | |
| nós | vamos | partir | vamos partir | va-mos par-teer | واموس پارتیر | we are going to leave | ہم جانے جا رہے ہیں | |
| vocês/eles/elas | vão | fazer | vão fazer | vawng fa-zer | واو فازیر | you all/they are going to do | آپ لوگ/وہ کرنے جا رہے ہیں |
📌 Immediate Future Uses:
• Planned actions (Eu vou viajar amanhã.)
• Actions about to happen (Ela vai chegar.)
• Very common in spoken Portuguese, often used instead of the simple future.
🔮 Conditional (Futuro do Pretérito)
The conditional is used for hypothetical situations, polite requests, and to express what would happen. It is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: -ia, -ia, -íamos, -iam.
| Pronoun | -AR (falar) | -ER (comer) | -IR (partir) | Pronunciation | تلفظ (Urdu) | Meaning | معنی (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eu | falaria | comeria | partiria | fa-la-ree-a / ko-me-ree-a / par-tee-ree-a | فالاریا / کومیریا / پارتیریا | I would speak/eat/leave | میں بولوں/کھاؤں/جاؤں گا | |
| você/ele/ela | falaria | comeria | partiria | fa-la-ree-a / ko-me-ree-a / par-tee-ree-a | فالاریا / کومیریا / پارتیریا | you/he/she would speak/eat/leave | آپ/وہ بولے/کھائے/جائے | |
| nós | falaríamos | comeríamos | partiríamos | fa-la-ree-a-mos / ko-me-ree-a-mos / par-tee-ree-a-mos | فالاریموس / کومیریموس / پارتیریموس | we would speak/eat/leave | ہم بولیں/کھائیں/جائیں گے | |
| vocês/eles/elas | falariam | comeriam | partiriam | fa-la-ree-am / ko-me-ree-am / par-tee-ree-am | فالاریام / کومیریام / پارتیریام | you all/they would speak/eat/leave | آپ لوگ/وہ بولیں/کھائیں/جائیں |
📌 Conditional Endings:
eu -ia | você/ele/ela -ia | nós -íamos | vocês/eles/elas -iam
🔑 Note: The endings are the same for all verb groups! Just add them to the infinitive.
⚠️ Irregular Conditional
The same verbs that are irregular in the simple future are also irregular in the conditional. The endings are the same.
| # | Infinitive | Stem | eu | você/ele/ela | nós | vocês/eles/elas | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ser | ser- | seria | seria | seríamos | seriam | |
| 2 | ter | ter- | teria | teria | teríamos | teriam | |
| 3 | ir | ir- | iria | iria | iríamos | iriam | |
| 4 | fazer | far- | faria | faria | faríamos | fariam | |
| 5 | dizer | dir- | diria | diria | diríamos | diriam | |
| 6 | ver | ver- | veria | veria | veríamos | veriam |
📊 Future & Conditional Usage Comparison
When to use each form.
| # | Form | Use | Example | ترجمہ (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simple Future | Predictions, promises | Eu falarei com você amanhã. | میں کل آپ سے بات کروں گا۔ | |
| 2 | Ir + Infinitive | Immediate/planned future | Eu vou falar com você agora. | میں ابھی آپ سے بات کروں گا۔ | |
| 3 | Conditional | Hypothetical, polite requests | Eu falaria se pudesse. | اگر ہو سکتا تو میں بولتا۔ | |
| 4 | Conditional | Polite request | Você poderia me ajudar? | کیا آپ میری مدد کر سکتے ہیں؟ |
❌❓ Negative & Question Forms
How to make negative sentences and questions in the future and conditional.
| # | Tense | Form | Example | ترجمہ (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simple Future | Negative | Eu não falarei. | میں نہیں بولوں گا۔ | |
| 2 | Simple Future | Question | Você falará? | کیا آپ بولیں گے؟ | |
| 3 | Ir + Infinitive | Negative | Eu não vou falar. | میں نہیں بولوں گا۔ | |
| 4 | Ir + Infinitive | Question | Você vai falar? | کیا آپ بولیں گے؟ | |
| 5 | Conditional | Negative | Eu não falaria. | میں نہیں بولتا۔ |
📖 Important Rules
• Endings: -ei, -á, -emos, -ão
• Same for all verb groups!
• Used for predictions and promises.
مستقبل سادہ — مصدر کے آخرے
• vou, vai, vamos, vão + infinitive
• Used for planned or immediate future.
• Very common in spoken Portuguese.
قریب کا مستقبل — ir + مصدر
• Endings: -ia, -ia, -íamos, -iam
• Same for all verb groups!
• Used for hypotheticals and polite requests.
مشروط — مصدر کے آخرے
• fazer → far-
• dizer → dir-
• ser → ser-
• ter → ter-
• ir → ir-
• ver → ver-
بے قاعدہ بنیادیں
📝 Practice Tips:
- Learn the endings: The simple future and conditional endings are the same for all verb groups!
- Practice irregular stems: Memorize the irregular stems for common verbs.
- Practice ir + infinitive: This is the most common way to talk about the future in spoken Portuguese.
- Use time expressions: Practice with amanhã, na próxima semana, etc.
- Practice conditional: Use it for hypothetical situations and polite requests.
- Listen and repeat: Use the audio buttons to hear each verb and practice repeating it.
💡 Quick Reference — Endings: