How to Say Your Weekend Plans in Italian: Using the Future Tense
Learn to talk about your own upcoming weekend activities in Italian using the future tense, without inviting others.
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In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about your own upcoming weekend plans in Italian. Unlike making plans with others, this focuses on your personal schedule. You will use the future tense to say things like 'I'm going hiking' or 'I'll just relax at home.' We will cover the future tense of regular and common irregular verbs, and provide you with useful phrases and a dialogue to practice.
By the end, you can…
- talk about my upcoming weekend activities using the future tense.
- distinguish between making plans with others and stating my own plans.
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Questo fine settimana andrò in montagna.
This weekend I will go to the mountains.
KWEH-stoh FEE-neh set-tee-MAH-nah ahn-DROH een mohn-TAH-nyah
Use 'andrò' (I will go) for future actions. 'Fine settimana' means weekend.
Sabato farò un'escursione.
On Saturday I will go hiking.
SAH-bah-toh fah-ROH oon es-koor-SYOH-neh
'Farò' is the future of 'fare' (to do/make). 'Un'escursione' means a hike.
Domenica mi rilasserò a casa.
On Sunday I will relax at home.
doh-meh-NEE-kah mee ree-lahs-seh-ROH ah KAH-zah
'Mi rilasserò' means I will relax. Use 'a casa' for at home.
Nel fine settimana, andrò a pesca con mio fratello.
On the weekend, I will go fishing with my brother.
nel FEE-neh set-tee-MAH-nah ahn-DROH ah PEH-skah kohn MEE-oh frah-TEL-loh
'A pesca' means fishing. 'Con mio fratello' means with my brother.
Venerdì sera uscirò con gli amici.
On Friday evening I will go out with friends.
veh-ner-DEE SEH-rah oo-shee-ROH kohn lyee ah-MEE-chee
'Uscirò' means I will go out. 'Con gli amici' means with friends.
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Useful pattern
To talk about your own weekend plans, use the future tense. For regular verbs, take the infinitive, drop the final -e, and add the future endings: -ò, -ai, -à, -emo, -ete, -anno. For example, 'parlare' becomes 'parlerò' (I will speak). Common irregular verbs include 'essere' (sarò), 'avere' (avrò), 'andare' (andrò), 'fare' (farò), 'venire' (verrò). Use these to say what you will do: 'Andrò in palestra' (I will go to the gym), 'Farò una passeggiata' (I will take a walk).
When to use it
Use the future tense when you are stating your own plans for the upcoming weekend. This is different from making plans with others, which often uses the present tense or 'volere' (to want). For example, 'Vado in montagna' can mean 'I'm going to the mountains' (near future) or 'I go to the mountains' (habitual). To be clear about the future, use 'andrò'. When you are simply informing someone of your schedule, not inviting them, the future tense is appropriate: 'Domenica mi riposerò' (On Sunday I will rest).
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Ciao! Cosa farai questo fine settimana?
Hi! What will you do this weekend?CHAH-oh KOH-zah fah-RAI KWEH-stoh FEE-neh set-tee-MAH-nahSabato andrò in montagna a fare un'escursione. Domenica mi rilasserò a casa.
On Saturday I will go to the mountains to hike. On Sunday I will relax at home.SAH-bah-toh ahn-DROH een mohn-TAH-nyah ah FAH-reh oon es-koor-SYOH-neh doh-meh-NEE-kah mee ree-lahs-seh-ROH ah KAH-zahChe bello! Io invece venerdì sera uscirò con gli amici, poi sabato lavorerò.
How nice! As for me, on Friday evening I will go out with friends, then on Saturday I will work.keh BEL-loh EE-oh een-VEH-cheh veh-ner-DEE SEH-rah oo-shee-ROH kohn lyee ah-MEE-chee poy SAH-bah-toh lah-voh-reh-ROHCapito. Allora buon fine settimana!
I see. Then have a good weekend!kah-PEE-toh ahl-LOH-rah bwohn FEE-neh set-tee-MAH-nahA little context goes a long way
In Italian, the future tense is often used to express probability or uncertainty in the present, e.g., 'Che ore sono? Saranno le tre' (What time is it? It's probably three). However, for weekend plans, it indicates future actions. In informal speech, Italians may use the present tense for near-future events: 'Domenica vado al mare' (Sunday I'm going to the sea). Both are acceptable, but the future tense is clearer for scheduled activities. Regional differences: In the south, the future tense is sometimes replaced by 'avere da' + infinitive: 'Ho da andare' (I have to go), but this is dialectal. Standard Italian uses the future tense as taught.
One thing to watch for
Using the present tense to talk about future plans, e.g., 'Domenica vado in montagna' when you mean 'I will go to the mountains on Sunday'.
Try this instead: While the present tense can be used for near-future events, it can be ambiguous. To be clear, use the future tense: 'Domenica andrò in montagna'. This avoids confusion with habitual actions.
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1How do you say 'I will relax at home on Sunday' in Italian?
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Domenica mi rilasserò a casa.
'Domenica' means on Sunday, 'mi rilasserò' is the future of 'rilassarsi' (to relax oneself), and 'a casa' means at home. Alternatively, you could say 'Domenica mi riposerò a casa' (I will rest at home).
2What is the future tense of 'andare' (to go) for 'I'?
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andrò
'Andrò' is the first-person singular future of 'andare'. It is irregular. For example, 'Andrò al cinema' (I will go to the cinema).
3Translate: 'On Saturday I will go hiking.'
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Sabato farò un'escursione.
'Sabato' means on Saturday, 'farò' is the future of 'fare' (to do/make), and 'un'escursione' means a hike. You could also say 'Sabato andrò a fare un'escursione' (On Saturday I will go to hike).
Use the future tense to clearly state your own weekend plans in Italian. Remember common irregular forms like 'andrò', 'farò', and 'sarò'.
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