Future Tense in Swahili: Construction Exercises

Mastering the future tense in Swahili is an essential step for anyone looking to achieve fluency in this vibrant and expressive language. The future tense allows you to discuss upcoming events, make plans, and express your intentions. Unlike some other languages, Swahili employs a straightforward structure for constructing future tense sentences, making it relatively easy to grasp with practice. This page is designed to provide you with various exercises that will help you understand and correctly use the future tense in Swahili, focusing on verb conjugation, sentence construction, and contextual usage. Through these exercises, you will learn how to recognize and apply the future tense markers, such as "tuta-", "uta-", and "ata-", which are essential for indicating future actions. Each exercise aims to reinforce your understanding by offering practical examples and interactive tasks. By the end of these exercises, you will be well-equipped to form coherent future tense sentences, enabling you to communicate more effectively about future events in Swahili. Whether you are a beginner or looking to refine your skills, these exercises will provide the practice needed to confidently use the future tense in your Swahili conversations.

Exercise 1

1. Kesho *nitasoma* kitabu kipya (verb for reading).

2. Juma lijalo *tutatembelea* mbuga ya wanyama (verb for visiting).

3. Saa nne asubuhi *atakula* chakula cha mchana (verb for eating).

4. Siku ya Jumatano *nitafua* nguo zangu (verb for washing).

5. Mwezi ujao *watakwenda* Nairobi kwa ndege (verb for going).

6. Wiki ijayo *nitapika* chakula kwa marafiki zangu (verb for cooking).

7. Saa kumi alasiri *atacheza* mpira wa miguu (verb for playing).

8. Baada ya shule *watakunywa* maji (verb for drinking).

9. Mwaka ujao *nitajifunza* lugha mpya (verb for learning).

10. Kesho kutwa *tutafanya* mazoezi ya viungo (verb for doing).

Exercise 2

1. Kesho, mimi *nitasoma* kitabu (verb for reading).

2. Jumatatu ijayo, wao *watakwenda* sokoni (verb for going).

3. Saa moja asubuhi, sisi *tutakula* chakula cha mchana (verb for eating).

4. Wiki ijayo, yeye *atafanya* mtihani (verb for doing).

5. Kesho kutwa, mimi *nitalala* mapema (verb for sleeping).

6. Baada ya siku tatu, sisi *tutapanda* mlima (verb for climbing).

7. Mwezi ujao, wao *watanunua* gari mpya (verb for buying).

8. Kesho asubuhi, yeye *ataosha* vyombo (verb for washing).

9. Juma lijalo, mimi *nitapika* chakula cha jioni (verb for cooking).

10. Mwaka ujao, sisi *tutasafiri* nje ya nchi (verb for traveling).

Exercise 3

1. Kesho tutakuwa *tunacheza* mpira (verb for playing).

2. Siku zijazo wataenda *kusafiri* Ulaya (verb for traveling).

3. Juma lijalo nitakuwa *nikifanya* kazi nyumbani (verb for doing).

4. Usiku huu atakuwa *akila* chakula cha jioni (verb for eating).

5. Mwezi ujao tutaanza *kujenga* nyumba mpya (verb for building).

6. Wanafunzi watakuwa *wanasoma* kwa bidii (verb for studying).

7. Kesho asubuhi nitakwenda *kukimbia* kwenye bustani (verb for running).

8. Watoto watakuwa *wanacheza* michezo shuleni (verb for playing).

9. Wiki ijayo tutaenda *kutembea* mbugani (verb for walking).

10. Mwaka ujao nitatembelea *kutembelea* nchi mbalimbali (verb for visiting).