Lesson 5. Noun + verb + noun - Future Tense?

We have said that, in Chinese, the verb does not change to express tense.  Instead, we use structural adverbs to express tense whenever necessary.  By necessary I mean many times it does not have to have such adverbs if the context is clear enough.   In this class, we introduce a few adverbs that express future tense and show you how to use them.  In the next few classes, we will explain more tenses using the structure of noun + verb + noun   Usually, the adverbs presenting future tense are put between the subject noun and verb as following:   Noun + adverb + verb + noun   1. 将        jiang1     Adverb. 将 means will and is a little formal.          2. 要     yao4     Adverb. 要means will    In many other cases, 要 can also mean want to or lan to depending on the context.         3. 将要     jiang1yao4, adverb.     It is also common for people to put these two words together to mean future tense.  It can avoid the other meaning the single character 要 may carry as want to?   4. 会     hui4     Adverb. 会means will   In many other cases, 会can also mean an depending on the specific context.        The following are examples:   5. 北京         将     举行      奥运会.           Bei3jing1 jiang1 ju3xing2 ao4yun4hui4     Beijing will hold Olympic Games.         6.  他     要     回       美国.         Ta1   yao4   hui2    mei3guo2.        He will return to USA.       7. 她   和    她的     丈夫         将 要          购买        公寓.      Ta1 he2    ta1de   zhang4fu  jiang1yao4   gou4mai3   gong1yu4     She and her husband will buy an apartment       8. 我       会   戒  烟.      Wuo3 hui4 jie4 yan1        I will quit smoking (cigarettes)