Plans without a future auxiliary
Estonian normally uses a present verb and a time expression for future plans: , , . It does not need a separate ordinary future tense ending for these plans.
Completed past is . is ten minutes ago; is in ten minutes. The first uses a counted partitive phrase; the second has genitive before .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I will come tomorrow. | ||
| I will come tomorrow. | ||
| He/she will play tonight. | ||
| He/she will play tonight. | ||
| We will work on Saturday. | ||
| We will work on Saturday. | ||
| I put the mouthpiece here, past. | ||
| I put the mouthpiece here, past. | ||
| Ten minutes ago. | ||
| Ten minutes ago. | ||
| In ten minutes. | ||
| In ten minutes. | ||
Homme ma tulen.I will come tomorrow.
Täna õhtul ta mängib.He/she will play tonight.
Laupäeval me töötame.We will work on Saturday.
Ma panin huuliku siia.I put the mouthpiece here, past.
Kümme minutit tagasi.Ten minutes ago.
Kümne minuti pärast.In ten minutes.
Mina olen Lukas. Kümme minutit tagasi.I am Lukas. Ten minutes ago.
Mina olen Lena. Kümme minutit tagasi.I am Lena. Ten minutes ago.
Mina olen Lukas. Kümne minuti pärast.I am Lukas. In ten minutes.
Mina olen Lena. Kümne minuti pärast.I am Lena. In ten minutes.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I will come tomorrow.
.
He/she will play tonight.
.
We will work on Saturday.
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I put the mouthpiece here, past.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Homme ma .
I will come tomorrow.
Täna õhtul ta .
He/she will play tonight.
Laupäeval me .
We will work on Saturday.
Ma huuliku siia.
I put the mouthpiece here, past.
Kümme minutit .
Ten minutes ago.
Kümne minuti .
In ten minutes.
Mina olen Lukas. Kümme minutit .
I am Lukas. Ten minutes ago.
Mina olen Lena. Kümme minutit .
I am Lena. Ten minutes ago.
Mina olen Lukas. Kümne minuti .
I am Lukas. In ten minutes.
Mina olen Lena. Kümne minuti .
I am Lena. In ten minutes.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Laupäeval me .
We will work on Saturday.
Ma huuliku siia.
I put the mouthpiece here, past.
Kümme minutit .
Ten minutes ago.
Kümne minuti .
In ten minutes.
Mina olen Lukas. Kümme minutit .
I am Lukas. Ten minutes ago.
Mina olen Lena. Kümme minutit .
I am Lena. Ten minutes ago.
Mina olen Lukas. Kümne minuti .
I am Lukas. In ten minutes.
Mina olen Lena. Kümne minuti .
I am Lena. In ten minutes.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I will come tomorrow.
He/she will play tonight.
We will work on Saturday.
I put the mouthpiece here, past.
Ten minutes ago.
In ten minutes.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I will come tomorrow.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I will come tomorrow.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
He/she will play tonight.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
He/she will play tonight.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
We will work on Saturday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
We will work on Saturday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I put the mouthpiece here, past.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I put the mouthpiece here, past.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
