A2 Tense & Aspect 1 min read आसान

Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

To make a prediction in Romanian, use the auxiliary verb 'a vrea' (to want) + the infinitive of your main verb.

  • Use 'voi' + infinitive for 'I will' (e.g., 'Voi merge' - I will go).
  • Use 'nu' before the auxiliary for negatives (e.g., 'Nu voi merge' - I will not go).
  • In questions, keep the same order (e.g., 'Vei merge?' - Will you go?).
Subject + (voi/vei/va/vom/veți/vor) + Verb(infinitive)

Meanings

The future tense is used to express actions that will happen after the current moment, including predictions, promises, and intentions.

1

Simple Prediction

Stating that an event will occur in the future.

“Va ploua mâine.”

“Vom ajunge la timp.”

2

Intentions/Promises

Expressing a personal commitment to do something.

“Voi învăța mai mult.”

“Te voi suna diseară.”

3

Probability/Conjecture

Speculating about a current state or future outcome.

“Va fi acasă acum.”

“Oare va ști răspunsul?”

Future Tense Conjugation (Verb: a merge - to go)

Person Auxiliary Infinitive Full Form
Eu voi merge voi merge
Tu vei merge vei merge
El/Ea va merge va merge
Noi vom merge vom merge
Voi veți merge veți merge
Ei/Ele vor merge vor merge

Reference Table

Reference table for Predictions
Form Structure Example
Affirmative Aux + Inf Voi pleca
Negative Nu + Aux + Inf Nu voi pleca
Question Aux + Inf + ? Vei pleca?
Negative Question Nu + Aux + Inf + ? Nu vei pleca?
Short Answer (Yes) Da, + Pronoun + Aux Da, voi
Short Answer (No) Nu, + Pronoun + Nu + Aux Nu, nu voi

औपचारिकता का स्तर

औपचारिक
Voi face acest lucru.

Voi face acest lucru. (Completing a task)

तटस्थ
Voi face asta.

Voi face asta. (Completing a task)

अनौपचारिक
O să fac asta.

O să fac asta. (Completing a task)

बोलचाल
Fac asta.

Fac asta. (Completing a task)

Future Tense Components

Future Tense

Auxiliary

  • a vrea to want

Main Verb

  • infinitive base form

Negation

  • nu not

Future Tense vs. Present Tense

Present
merg I go
Future
voi merge I will go

How to build a sentence

1

Is it negative?

YES
Add 'nu' at the start
NO
Start with auxiliary
2

Is it a question?

YES
Use rising intonation
NO
Use falling intonation

Auxiliary Conjugation

👤

Singular

  • voi
  • vei
  • va
👥

Plural

  • vom
  • veți
  • vor

Examples by Level

1

Voi merge acasă.

I will go home.

2

Vei citi o carte.

You will read a book.

3

Va ploua mâine.

It will rain tomorrow.

4

Vom mânca pizza.

We will eat pizza.

1

Nu voi întârzia la școală.

I will not be late for school.

2

Veți vizita Bucureștiul?

Will you visit Bucharest?

3

Ei vor termina proiectul.

They will finish the project.

4

Va fi o zi lungă.

It will be a long day.

1

Voi încerca să ajung la timp.

I will try to arrive on time.

2

Oare va ști adevărul?

Will he know the truth?

3

Nu vom accepta această ofertă.

We will not accept this offer.

4

Vor fi deja plecați când ajungem.

They will already be gone when we arrive.

1

Vom fi nevoiți să schimbăm planul.

We will be forced to change the plan.

2

Va fi fost o greșeală de tipar.

It must have been a typo.

3

Nu se va întâmpla nimic rău.

Nothing bad will happen.

4

Veți fi surprinși de rezultat.

You will be surprised by the result.

1

Va fi știind el ce face.

He must know what he is doing.

2

Nu voi fi terminat lucrarea până luni.

I will not have finished the paper by Monday.

3

Se va dovedi a fi o decizie înțeleaptă.

It will prove to be a wise decision.

4

Vor fi fost deja informați despre schimbări.

They must have already been informed about the changes.

1

Va fi având el motivele sale.

He surely has his reasons.

2

Nu va fi fost niciodată mai clar.

It will never have been clearer.

3

Vom fi fiind martorii unei schimbări istorice.

We will be witnessing a historical change.

4

Oricât va fi încercat, nu a reușit.

However much he may have tried, he didn't succeed.

Easily Confused

Predictions बनाम Future vs. 'O să' Future

Learners don't know which one to use when.

Predictions बनाम Future vs. Present

Learners use present for future events.

Predictions बनाम Infinitive with 'a'

Learners keep the 'a' particle.

सामान्य गलतियाँ

Eu voi a merge

Eu voi merge

Do not include the 'a' particle.

Eu va merge

Eu voi merge

Conjugate the auxiliary for the subject.

Nu merge voi

Nu voi merge

The auxiliary must come before the verb.

Voi merge mâine

Voi merge mâine

This is actually correct, but ensure the verb is in infinitive.

Vei tu merge?

Vei merge?

Subject pronouns are usually omitted.

Va fi plouând

Va ploua

Use the simple infinitive, not the gerund.

Ei vor a mânca

Ei vor mânca

Again, no 'a' particle.

O să voi merge

Voi merge

Don't mix the two future constructions.

Va fi fost merge

Va fi mers

Use the past participle for perfect tenses.

Nu va fi ști

Nu va ști

Don't use the auxiliary for the main verb.

Va fi fiind să meargă

Va fi mergând

Ensure correct participle usage.

Nu va fi fost terminat

Nu va fi terminat

Watch the passive voice structure.

Va fi știind el

Va fi știind el

This is actually correct for conjecture.

Sentence Patterns

Eu ___ ___.

Nu ___ ___ mâine.

___ ___ la timp?

Cred că ___ ___ o zi bună.

Real World Usage

Texting constant

Ne vom vedea la 8?

Weather Forecast very common

Va ploua în toată țara.

Job Interview common

Voi aduce valoare echipei.

Travel common

Când va pleca trenul?

Food Delivery occasional

Comanda va ajunge în 30 de minute.

Social Media common

Mâine voi posta ceva nou!

💡

The 'a' Rule

Always remember to remove the 'a' from the infinitive verb. 'A merge' becomes 'voi merge'.
⚠️

Don't mix forms

Don't mix the 'voi' future with the 'o să' future in the same sentence.
🎯

Conjecture

Use the future tense to guess about the present, like 'Va fi acasă' (He must be home).
💬

Colloquialism

In casual conversation, 'o să' is much more common than 'voi'. Use 'voi' for writing.

Smart Tips

Use the 'voi' future instead of 'o să'.

O să merg la întâlnire. Voi merge la întâlnire.

Use the future tense for conjecture.

El este obosit. Va fi obosit.

Use the 'voi' future for a structured list.

Merg la piață, cumpăr pâine. Voi merge la piață și voi cumpăra pâine.

Use rising intonation for questions.

Vei merge. Vei merge?

उच्चारण

/voj/

Voi

Pronounced like 'voy'.

/vom/

Vom

Pronounced like 'vom'.

Statement

Voi merge. ↘

Falling intonation for facts.

Question

Vei merge? ↗

Rising intonation for questions.

Memorize It

Mnemonic

Remember 'Voi' (I will) sounds like 'Voyage'—you are going on a journey into the future!

Visual Association

Imagine a 'V' shape made of light pointing forward. Every time you say 'Voi', 'Vei', 'Va', you are tracing that forward arrow.

Rhyme

Voi, vei, va, vom, veți, vor, / The future tense is at your door!

Story

I am standing at a train station. I look at my watch and say 'Voi pleca' (I will leave). My friend asks 'Vei pleca?' (Will you leave?). I shake my head and say 'Nu voi pleca' (I will not leave) because the train is delayed.

Word Web

voiveivavomvețivorviitormâine

चैलेंज

Write down 5 things you will do tomorrow using the 'voi' future tense.

सांस्कृतिक नोट्स

The 'voi' future is the hallmark of educated speech and formal writing.

Locals often prefer the 'o să' construction even in semi-formal settings.

You might hear slight variations in the auxiliary pronunciation.

The Romanian future tense evolved from the Latin 'habere' (to have) + infinitive.

Conversation Starters

Ce vei face mâine?

Crezi că va ploua?

Ce vei studia anul viitor?

Cum va arăta lumea peste 50 de ani?

Journal Prompts

Scrie 5 lucruri pe care le vei face mâine.
Descrie planurile tale pentru vacanța de vară.
Cum crezi că se va schimba viața ta în 5 ani?
Dacă ai putea prezice viitorul, ce ai spune?

Test Yourself

Fill in the blank with the correct future form of 'a mânca'.

Eu ___ o pizza.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: voi mânca
The subject is 'Eu', so use 'voi'.
Choose the correct sentence. बहुविकल्पी

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Voi merge acasă.
The infinitive should not have 'a'.
Correct the error in the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Ei va merge la film.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ei vor merge la film.
The auxiliary must match the subject 'Ei'.
Transform the sentence to negative. Sentence Transformation

Voi pleca mâine.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nu voi pleca mâine.
Place 'nu' before the auxiliary.
Complete the dialogue. Dialogue Completion

A: Vei veni la petrecere? B: ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Da, voi.
The answer must match the subject 'Eu'.
Build a sentence using these words. Sentence Building

mâine / noi / merge / la / mare

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Noi vom merge la mare mâine.
Standard word order is Subject-Verb-Object.
Sort these into future or present. Grammar Sorting

Sort: 'merg', 'voi merge', 'mănânc', 'voi mânca'.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Present: merg, mănânc; Future: voi merge, voi mânca
The 'voi' auxiliary marks the future.
Match the subject to the auxiliary. Match Pairs

Match each item on the left with its pair on the right:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Eu-voi, Tu-vei, Noi-vom
Correct conjugation of 'a vrea'.

Score: /8

अभ्यास प्रश्न

8 exercises
Fill in the blank with the correct future form of 'a mânca'.

Eu ___ o pizza.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: voi mânca
The subject is 'Eu', so use 'voi'.
Choose the correct sentence. बहुविकल्पी

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Voi merge acasă.
The infinitive should not have 'a'.
Correct the error in the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Ei va merge la film.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ei vor merge la film.
The auxiliary must match the subject 'Ei'.
Transform the sentence to negative. Sentence Transformation

Voi pleca mâine.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nu voi pleca mâine.
Place 'nu' before the auxiliary.
Complete the dialogue. Dialogue Completion

A: Vei veni la petrecere? B: ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Da, voi.
The answer must match the subject 'Eu'.
Build a sentence using these words. Sentence Building

mâine / noi / merge / la / mare

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Noi vom merge la mare mâine.
Standard word order is Subject-Verb-Object.
Sort these into future or present. Grammar Sorting

Sort: 'merg', 'voi merge', 'mănânc', 'voi mânca'.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Present: merg, mănânc; Future: voi merge, voi mânca
The 'voi' auxiliary marks the future.
Match the subject to the auxiliary. Match Pairs

Match: Eu, Tu, Noi.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Eu-voi, Tu-vei, Noi-vom
Correct conjugation of 'a vrea'.

Score: /8

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल (8)

No, it is better to use the 'voi' future for formal writing.

The 'a' is part of the infinitive marker; when you add the auxiliary, you only need the stem.

No, it is very consistent once you learn the auxiliary.

Your sentence will be grammatically incorrect and hard to understand.

No, that would be the conditional or future-in-the-past.

Yes, the 'voi' future is standard across all Romanian-speaking regions.

Just add 'nu' before the auxiliary verb.

Yes, it is common to use it for conjecture about the present.

In Other Languages

Spanish partial

Cantaré (synthetic)

Romanian uses an auxiliary verb, Spanish adds a suffix.

French partial

Je chanterai (synthetic)

Romanian's structure is closer to the original Latin 'habere' + infinitive.

German high

Ich werde singen

The auxiliary verb meaning is different (become vs. want).

Japanese low

Mirai-kei (Present/Future)

Romanian has a dedicated grammatical tense for the future.

Arabic moderate

Sa- + verb

Romanian uses a separate auxiliary verb.

Chinese moderate

Yào / Huì + verb

Chinese verbs do not conjugate; Romanian verbs do.

Was this helpful?
अभी तक कोई टिप्पणी नहीं। अपने विचार साझा करने वाले पहले व्यक्ति बनें!