Talking about Weekend Plans

How to form Korean verbs into the future tense.

• Step 1: Drop the 다 [da]. 하다 [ha-da] to do → 하 [ha]
• Step 2: Add -을 [eul]/ㄹ [-l] 거예요 [geo-ye-yo]. 하 [ha] → 할 거예요 [hal geo-ye-yo] I will do it.

When the verb stem ends in a CONSONANT sound, we use -을 거예요 [eul geo-ye-yo]

• 아침을 먹- [a-chim-eul meok-]
• 사진을 찍- [sa-jin-eul jjik-]

When the verb stem ends in a VOWEL sound, we use -ㄹ 거예요 [-l geo-ye-yo]

• 여행을 가- [yeo-haeng-eul ga-]
• 선물을 주- [seon-mu-reul ju-]

공부할 거예요. [gong-bu-hal geo-ye-yo]
I will study.

• 공부하다 [gong-bu-ha-da] to study
• 공부할 거예요. [gong-bu-hal geo-ye-yo]

아침을 먹을 거예요. [a-chim-eul meo-geul geo-ye-yo]
I will eat breakfast.

• 먹을 거예요 [meo-geul geo-ye-yo] means "I will eat it."
• 아침을 먹다 [a-chim-eul meok-da] to eat breakfast
• 아침을 먹을 거예요. [a-chim-eul meo-geul geo-ye-yo]

여행을 갈 거예요. [yeo-haeng-eul gal geo-ye-yo]
I will travel.

• 갈 거예요. [gal geo-ye-yo] means "I will go."
• 여행을 가다 [yeo-haeng-eul ga-da] to travel
• 여행을 갈 거예요. [yeo-haeng-eul gal geo-ye-yo]

영화를 볼 거예요. [yeong-hwa-reul bol geo-ye-yo]
I will watch a movie.

• 볼 거예요. [bol geo-ye-yo] means "I will watch it."
• 영화를 보다 [yeong-hwa-reul bo-da] to watch a movie
• 영화를 볼 거예요. [yeong-hwa-reul bol geo-ye-yo]

Changing the intonation makes the sentence into a question.

• 영화를 볼 거예요. [yeong-hwa-reul bol geo-ye-yo] I will watch a movie.
• 영화를 볼 거예요? [yeong-hwa-reul bol geo-ye-yo?] Will you watch a movie?

• A: 내일 뭐 할 거예요?
  What are you going to do tomorrow?
• B: 콘서트에 갈 거예요. [kon-seo-teu-e gal geo-ye-yo]
  I will go to the concert.
• B: 아침에 뭐 할 거예요?
  What are you going to do in the morning?
• A: 산책할 거예요. [san-chae-kal geo-ye-yo]
  I will go on a walk.