To express events that are going to happen in the future, put ќе in front of the verb (with present tense endings added). If you have a reflexive verb, the ќе precedes the ce. For example: ќе ce вози, 'he/she/it will ride.'
Here's a review how to form the present tense compared with how to form the future tense. There are three types of verbs based on their last vowel in the dictionary form: a-verbs, e-verbs, and и-verbs, i.e. those ending in a, e, and и, respectively, in the form found in the dictionary. In order to form the present tense:
| Pronoun |
Present tense (сегашно време) |
Future tense (идно време) |
| јас |
-(replace final e or и with a)м |
ќе -(replace final e or и with a)м |
| ти |
-ш |
ќе -ш |
| тој, таа, тоа |
- |
ќе - |
| ние |
-ме |
ќе -ме |
| вие |
-те |
ќе -те |
| тие |
-(remove final e or и)ат |
ќе -(remove final e or и)ат |
In this table, the - represents the dictionary form.
Note: with verbs ending in -ие or -oи in the third person singular form of the present tense, a -j- is added between the -o- and -a- in the first person singular and third person plural. To see this in action, view the e-verbs part 2 or i-verbs part 2 tutorial.