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Introduction to the future tense

Say what you will do tomorrow and what you already plan

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A2/Future Plans/Lesson 117 min

Introduction to the future tense

Say what you will do tomorrow and what you already plan

Express simple future plans with a small set of high-frequency future forms and one clear planning frame.

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You unlock a safe A2 future core: “Rytoj eisiu į darbą.”, “Vakare važiuosiu į centrą.”, “Kitą savaitę dirbsiu namie.”, “Savaitgalį ilsėsiuosi.”, and “Planuoju susitikti su drauge.”

Step 1

Teacher explanation

This is your first controlled future lesson. Do not try to build long predictions. Just learn a few strong future chunks for tomorrow, next week, and the weekend.

The key upgrade is confidence: you can now answer what you will do, where you will go, and what you already plan. One future verb or one planuoju sentence is enough to sound clear and real.

Use it first

Key language

Ką darysi rytoj?
What will you do tomorrow?

A strong future-question frame you can reuse immediately.

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Rytoj eisiu į darbą.
Tomorrow I will go to work.

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Vakare važiuosiu į centrą.
In the evening I will go to the center.

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Kitą savaitę dirbsiu namie.
Next week I will work at home.

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Savaitgalį ilsėsiuosi.
At the weekend I will rest.

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Planuoju susitikti su drauge.
I plan to meet a friend.

Use planuoju + infinitive when the exact time still feels flexible.

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Rytoj paskambinsiu.
Tomorrow I will call.

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Po darbo eisiu į sporto klubą.
After work I will go to the gym.

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Pattern spotlight

Future plan = time + future verb or planuoju + infinitive

At first, keep future Lithuanian very controlled. Use one time marker and one clear future form, or use planuoju + infinitive when you want to sound less rigid.

Rytoj eisiu į darbą.
Tomorrow I will go to work.
Kitą savaitę dirbsiu namie.
Next week I will work at home.
Planuoju susitikti su drauge.
I plan to meet a friend.
Input

Talking about tomorrow

Two adults leave an evening class and compare tomorrow plans before heading home.

Lukas
Ką darysi rytoj?
What will you do tomorrow?
Ema
Rytoj eisiu į darbą.
Tomorrow I will go to work.
Lukas
O vakare?
And in the evening?
Ema
Vakare važiuosiu į centrą.
In the evening I will go to the center.
Lukas
Ką planuoji savaitgaliui?
What do you plan for the weekend?
Ema
Planuoju susitikti su drauge ir šiek tiek ilsėtis.
I plan to meet a friend and rest a little.
Check yourself
Reading

Micro-reading

Rytoj eisiu į darbą. Vakare važiuosiu į centrą. Kitą savaitę dirbsiu namie. Savaitgalį ilsėsiuosi. Planuoju susitikti su drauge.
Tomorrow I will go to work. In the evening I will go to the center. Next week I will work at home. At the weekend I will rest. I plan to meet a friend.
Find one tomorrow sentence, one next-week sentence, one weekend sentence, and one planuoju sentence.
Say or write

Guided output

Say it yourself
Pasakykite, ką darysite rytoj.
Say what you will do tomorrow.
Pause 5s
Show sample answer
Rytoj eisiu į darbą.
Tomorrow I will go to work.
Pasakykite vieną sakinį apie vakarą.
Say one sentence about the evening.
Pause 5s
Show sample answer
Vakare važiuosiu į centrą.
In the evening I will go to the center.
Pasakykite vieną sakinį apie kitą savaitę.
Say one sentence about next week.
Pause 5s
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Kitą savaitę dirbsiu namie.
Next week I will work at home.
Pasakykite sakinį su planuoju.
Say a sentence with planuoju.
Pause 5s
Show sample answer
Planuoju susitikti su drauge.
I plan to meet a friend.
Trumpai pasakykite savo planą rytojui ir savaitgaliui.
Briefly say your plan for tomorrow and the weekend.
Pause 8s
Show sample answer
Rytoj eisiu į darbą. Vakare važiuosiu į centrą. Savaitgalį ilsėsiuosi.
Tomorrow I will go to work. In the evening I will go to the center. At the weekend I will rest.
Write your plan for this week

Write 5 short sentences about tomorrow, next week, and the weekend.

  • Use one rytoj sentence
  • Use one kitą savaitę sentence
  • Use one savaitgalį sentence
  • Add one planuoju sentence
Practice

Quick practice

Which sentence talks about next week?
Rytoj ___ į darbą.
Match the future plan phrase to the meaning.
Select a phrase on the left, then choose its match on the right.
Prompt
Match
Put the sentence in order.
Answer area
Tap the tokens below to build the sentence.
Token bank
Write one future sentence about tomorrow and one with planuoju.
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Learner notes

English support
Pronunciation
  • In važiuosiu, keep the žiu smooth; do not break it into too many pieces.
  • In ilsėsiuosi, say it slowly at first and keep the ending light and even.
Watch for
  • Future Lithuanian feels new, but your goal is still small. Use a time word plus one future form. That is enough for this lesson.
  • Planuoju is not the same shape as eisiu or dirbsiu. It is your bridge phrase when a direct future form still feels harder.
Tip
  • Think in three slots: tomorrow, next week, weekend. Build one sentence for each slot and your future already sounds organized.
You can now

I can say what I will do tomorrow, next week, and at the weekend in simple clear Lithuanian.

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