Education Post-16 & Future Study: Grammar (AQA GCSE Polish): Revision Note
Exam code: 8688
To talk about your future plans for studying, two structures are essential: the future tense and chcieć + infinitive
Word order is flexible. You can start a sentence with a time phrase, but the verb does not have to be in second position. The order can change depending on what you want to emphasise
Future tense: będę + infinitive
W przyszłości będę studiować medycynę. Będę ciężko pracować, żeby dostać dobre oceny. In future I will study medicine. I will work hard to get good grades.
Polish forms the future tense in two ways:
będę + infinitive. Used with most imperfective verbs that describe ongoing or repeated actions
Perfective verb forms, automatically express the future
Conjugation of będę (future tense with imperfective verbs)
Polish | English |
|---|---|
ja będę | I will |
ty będziesz | you will (singular) |
on / ona / ono będzie | he / she / it will |
my będziemy | we will |
wy będziecie | you will (plural) |
oni / one będą | they will |
Polish has flexible word order, but the most natural pattern is: będę + infinitive + rest of the sentence
Będę studiować biologię. – I will study biology
Będziemy ciężko pracować. – We will work hard
To make the sentence negative add nie before the verb or before będę
Nie będę studiować medycyny. – I will not study medicine
Nie będę robić praktyki. – I will not do an apprenticeship
Examiner Tips and Tricks
Polish uses the present tense with a time phrase to talk about the future.
Using the future tense with będę shows clearer future meaning and demonstrates stronger grammatical control. This makes your writing and speaking more precise and can help you score higher in exams.
Chcieć + infinitive
W przyszłości chciałbym zostać lekarzem. In the future I would like to become a doctor
Chcieć In Polish, is one of the most useful structures for talking about future wishes and plans
It is followed by an infinitive
Polish | English |
|---|---|
ja chcę | I want |
ty chcesz | you want (singular) |
on / ona chce | he / she wants |
my chcemy | we want |
wy chcecie | you want (plural) |
oni / one chcą | they want |
Chciałabym studiować sztukę. I would like to study art
On chciałby znaleźć pracę. He would like to find a job
Chcielibyśmy odnieść sukces. We would like to be successful
Examiner Tips and Tricks
Będę - and chcieć can both be used to talk about plans, but they carry a slightly different meaning
Chcieć- expresses a wish or desire - something you would like to happen
Będę expresses a stated intention or prediction - something that will happen
Using both in the same piece of writing shows good range: Chciałabym zostać lekarką, dlatego będę studiować biologię . - I would like to become a doctor, therefore I will study biology
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