Future

There are two kinds of future forms in Pashto:

2. Imperfective Future
3. Perfective Future

Imperfective Future

This is used to talk about something happening in the future, while thinking of the event as an ongoing or recurring event. It can also be used to stress the certainty of the event happening.

لیکل - leekúl

to write

split head

Imperfective Stem

لیکـ

leek–

Perfective Stem

ولیکـ

óoleek–

Imperfective Root

لیکل

leekúl

LongShort

Perfective Root

ولیکل

óoleekul

LongShort

Neg.Pos.

Pers.	Singular	Plural
1st	زه به لیکم zu ba leekum I will write	موږ به لیکو mooG ba leekoo We will write
2nd	ته به لیکې tu ba leeke You will write	تاسې به لیکئ táase ba leekey You (pl.) will write
3rd	هغه به لیکي haghá ba leekee he/she/it will write	هغوی به لیکي haghwée ba leekee They will write

Notice that the به - ba goes in the kids' section.

Perfective Future

This is used to talk about something happening in the future, while thinking of the event as a whole or as a one time event. It can also be used when there is a little less certainty that the event will happen.

لیکل - leekúl

to write

split head

Imperfective Stem

لیکـ

leek–

Perfective Stem

ولیکـ

óoleek–

Imperfective Root

لیکل

leekúl

LongShort

Perfective Root

ولیکل

óoleekul

LongShort

Neg.Pos.

Pers.	Singular	Plural
1st	زه به ولیکم zu ba óoleekum I will write	موږ به ولیکو mooG ba óoleekoo We will write
2nd	ته به ولیکې tu ba óoleeke You will write	تاسې به ولیکئ táase ba óoleekey You (pl.) will write
3rd	هغه به ولیکي haghá ba óoleekee he/she/it will write	هغوی به ولیکي haghwée ba óoleekee They will write