A2 · Elementary Chapter 20

Planning Ahead: Future Tense

4 Total Rules
1 min
Rules in This Chapter Quick Practice

What You'll Learn

Using 'cha' and 'si' to express future intentions. Covers the nuances of future markers.

Tips & Tricks (4)

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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the verb. It never changes!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Future Marker 'Cha'
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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the grammar. Just put 'si' before the verb.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Future Marker 'Si'
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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the verb.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Intentional Future
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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the future. Just add 'si' and you are done.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Predictive Future

Quick Practice (10)

Fill in the blank.

Khoi ___ pai.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ja
Ja is the future marker.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Intentional Future

Choose the correct future sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Subject + cha + Verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Future Marker 'Cha'

Complete the sentence: ຂ້ອຍ ___ ໄປ ຕະຫຼາດ.

ຂ້ອຍ ___ ໄປ ຕະຫຼາດ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: si
si is the future marker.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Predictive Future

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Khoi si pai
Subject + si + Verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Future Marker 'Si'

Fill in the missing particle.

ຂ້ອຍ ___ ໄປຕະຫຼາດ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: si
Si is the future marker.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Future Marker 'Si'

Fill in the blank.

Khoy ___ pai.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Cha is the future marker.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Future Marker 'Cha'

Which is the correct negative form?

Which is the correct negative form?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ຂ້ອຍ ບໍ່ si ໄປ
ບໍ່ comes before si.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Predictive Future

Fix the sentence: ຂ້ອຍ ໄປ si ຕະຫຼາດ.

Find and fix the mistake:

ຂ້ອຍ ໄປ si ຕະຫຼາດ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ຂ້ອຍ si ໄປ ຕະຫຼາດ
si must come before the verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Predictive Future

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ຂ້ອຍໄປສິ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ຂ້ອຍສິໄປ
Particle must be before the verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Future Marker 'Si'

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Khoy cha bo pai.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Negation 'bo' comes before 'cha'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Future Marker 'Cha'

Score: /10

Common Questions (6)

No, the verb stays in its base form.
It goes before 'cha'.
No, 'si' is the same for all subjects.
No, use 'dai' for the past.
No, only future.
No, 'si' is strictly for the future. Use 'ແລ້ວ' for the past.
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