For the future tense, we use the auxiliary verb [zullen](#/lesson/Verbs.Ir08) (will). At least, this is what we are taught at school. In every day's Dutch, we use other ways to express that an event takes place in the future.
[zullen](#/lesson/Verbs.Ir08) is an irregular verb.
ik | zal + infinitive | we | zullen + infinitive
je | zult/zal + infinitive | jullie | zullen + infinitive
hij | zal + infinitive | ze | zullen + infinitive
_Je zult_ and _je zal_ have the same meaning and both are equally correct. Some people prefer to use 'zult', others like 'zal' better.
Examples
- praten (to talk) and luisteren (to listen)
praten | stem: praat | luisteren | stem: luister
ik | zal praten | ik | zal luisteren
je | zult/zal praten | je | zult/zal luisteren
hij | zal praten | hij | zal luisteren
we | zullen praten | we | zullen luisteren
jullie | zullen praten | jullie | zullen luisteren
ze | zullen praten | ze | zullen luisteren
- vallen (to fall) and betalen (to pay)
vallen | stem: val | betalen | stem: betaal
ik | zal vallen | ik | zal betalen
je | zult/zal vallen | je | zult/zal betalen
hij | zal vallen | hij | zal betalen
we | zullen vallen | we | zullen betalen
jullie | zullen vallen | jullie | zullen betalen
ze | zullen vallen | ze | zullen betalen
It conjugates Dutch verbs for you in all eight tenses.
Note that the examples above give you the unstressed [personal pronouns](#/lesson/Pronouns.Ps01). Some pronouns change when they are stressed in a phrase: je/jij, we/wij, ze/zij (both singular and plural).