Future participles decline in the same way as past participles. To form the future participle, remove the ‘-m’ from the end of the supine, add ‘-r’ and decline as above.
| Group | Infinitive | Present participle | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | amo, amare, amavi, amatum | amaturus, -a, -um | intending to love |
| 2 | habeo, habere, habui, habitum | habiturus, -a, -um | Intending to have |
| 3 | duco, ducere, duxi, ductum | ducturus, -a, -um | intending to lead |
| capio, capere, cepi, captum | capturus, -a, -um | intending to take | |
| 4 | servio, servire, servivi, servitum | serviturus, -a, -um | intending to serve |
A future participle describes an action or a state which will take place after the action or state of the main verb. Just like all participles, it must agree with the noun it is describing. A future participle can be translated in a number of ways.
For example:
puella
puella (singular, feminine, nominative)
auditurus
auditura (singular, feminine, nominative)
Therefore: