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Activities: “How to talk about the future in Brazilian Portuguese?”

By: Ana Amélia Rodrigues dos Santos

Activity 1: Simple future tense

Carlos has everything planned for tomorrow. Read the text below and complete it with the simple future tense of each verb in parentheses.

Activity 2: Simple future with ‘ir’

Now, complete the same text substituting the simple future tense with the future using ir.

Activity 3: Compound future tense

Complete the following sentences with the indicated compound future forms.
  1. Nós (haver + de + trocar) de emprego no ano que vem.

  2. Carlos (ter + de + terminar) o projeto ainda hoje.

  3. Meus pais (estar + pensar + em) vir me visitar.

  4. Chegamos tarde demais. A festa (estar + para + acabar).

  5. Silêncio. As crianças (estar + a ponto de + dormir).