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Comparison of the Verbal Category of Tense In German and English

Table 3: Ways of expressing the future time in Czech, German and English

Language Czech German English
Time tense
Future(completed event) Future Futur II Future simple
Zítra napíšu ten dopis. Do zítra napíšu ten dopis Morgen werde ich den Brief geschrieben haben. Bis Morgen werde ich den Brief geschrieben haben. I will write the letter tomorrow.
Future perfect simple
I will have written the letter by tomorrow.
Futur I Future continuous
Future(non-completed event) Zítra budu psát ten dopis. Do zítra budu psát ten dopis. Morgen werde ich den Brief schreiben. Bis Morgen werde ich den Brief schreiben. Tomorrow I will be writing the letter.
Future perfect continuous
I will have been writing the letter until tomorrow..
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