The future tense in the Maltese language

Abstract

In the Maltese language the normal complement of every verb consists of two moods; the imperative and the indicative. The indicative mood contains only two simple tenses; the perfect, 'Perfett' or 'Passat' in Maltese, and the imperfect, 'Imperfett' or 'Prezent' in Maltese. In the absence of a specific tense to denote an action which is going to take place in the future, Maltese makes use of the imperfect. This is done in various ways, always, however, with the forms of this tense.