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 بهلیکم zu baleekum I will write	موږ بهلیکو mooG baleekoo We will write
2nd	ته بهلیکې tu baleeke You will write	تاسې بهلیکئ táase baleekey You (pl.) will write
3rd	هغه بهلیکي haghá baleekee he/she/it will write	هغوی بهلیکي haghwée baleekee 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 بهولیکم zu baóoleekum I will write	موږ بهولیکو mooG baóoleekoo We will write
2nd	ته بهولیکې tu baóoleeke You will write	تاسې بهولیکئ táase baóoleekey You (pl.) will write
3rd	هغه بهولیکي haghá baóoleekee he/she/it will write	هغوی بهولیکي haghwée baóoleekee They will write