The future tense of to be and to have (sarò, avrò)

The Future Tense of Essere and Avere

The two most important verbs in Italian, essere (to be) and avere (to have), are irregular in the futuro semplice. They change their stems to sar- and avr-, but use the standard future endings.

PronounFuture Endingessere (to be)avere (to have)
iosaròavrò
tu-aisaraiavrai
lui/leisaràavrà
noi-emosaremoavremo
voi-etesareteavrete
loro-annosarannoavranno

Use these verbs to talk about where you will be and what you will have in the future:

In the future, I will be very happy.
In futuro sarò molto felice.
In the future we will have a big house.
In futuro noi avremo una casa grande.
My dream will be possible.
Il mio sogno sarà possibile.

To express being successful in Italian, use the verb avere with the noun successo (avere successo).

Next year, they will have a lot of success.
L'anno prossimo, loro avranno molto successo.
I will be the boss of my company.
Sarò il capo della mia azienda.
You all will have a company and will be independent.
Voi avrete un'azienda e sarete indipendenti.

As you work toward your goals, you will often pair these future achievements with verbs like sperare (to hope) and adjectives like orgoglioso (proud).

I hope to have success, but I will have nothing without work.
Spero di avere successo, ma non avrò niente senza il lavoro.
We will be very proud of your success.
Noi saremo molto orgogliosi del tuo successo.
You will be proud when you achieve something beautiful.
Sarai orgoglioso quando realizzerai qualcosa di bello.

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