How do I talk about the future in Japanese?

Technically, there is no future tense in Japanese! A verb in present tense is exactly the same as a verb in future tense. So 大学に行きます could mean both I am going to university [right now] and I will go to university [sometime in the future] Therefore, to talk about the future, Japanese people will normally mention a time clause: 将来は大学に行きます。In the future, I will go to university. 明日、大学に行きます。I will go to university tomorrow. そろそろ、大学に行きます。I will go to university soon [any moment now]. However, you can also show you are talking about the future by indicating intention. There are two common words we can use to show we intend to do something in the future: つもり which means intend to 予定 which means plan to Both come after the infinitive of a verb, and are followed by the copula だ or です。For example: 映画を見るつもりだ。I will see a film.   [lit. I intend to see a film] ペルーに旅行する予定です。I will travel to Peru.    [lit: I have a plan to travel to Peru]