Future tense The present tense of ALL verbs - Cchatty

Future tense

The present tense of ALL verbs can be used to express future tense as well:

I drink coffee every day.
Wǒ měitiān hē kāfēi.
我每天喝咖啡。

I will drink coffee tomorrow.
Wǒ míngtiān hē kāfēi.
我明天喝咖啡。

BUT, to emphasize future tense, put either yào 要 or huì 会 in front of the verb. Yào 要 implies “want to” and therefore “will”; huì 会 implies “able to” and therefore “will”:

They will go to China next year [in the sense that they want to and therefore will].
Tāmen míngnián yào dào Zhōngguó qù.
他们明年要到中国去。

They will go to China next year [in the sense that they have the money, the time, etc. to able to go, and so “will go”].
Tāmen míngnián huì dào Zhōngguó qù.
他们明年会到中国去。