Future Tense
Regular verbs
All 3 groups (-ar, -er, -ir verbs) have the same endings. These are infinitive + -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án
hablar
comer
vivir
yo
hablaré
comeré
viviré
tú
hablarás
comerás
vivirás
él, ella, Ud.
hablará
comerá
vivirá
nosotros/as
hablaremos
comeremos
viviremos
vosotros/as
hablaréis
comeréis
viviréis
ellos, ellas, Uds.
hablarán
comerán
vivirán
Irregular Verbs All irregular verbs have the same endings as above. Only the stem is different.
| verb | future | meaning |
| decir | diré | I will say |
| haber | habrá | There will be |
| hacer | haré | I will do |
| poder | podré | I will be able to |
| poner | pondré | I will put |
| querer | querré | I will wish |
| saber | sabré | I will know |
| salir | saldré | I will go out |
| tener | tendré | I will have |
| venir | vendré | I will come |
| valer | valdrá | It will be worth |
When do you use the Future Tense?
A - To indicate future time, as in English. La semana próxima volaré a Londres. Next week I will fly to London.
El martes iré al ayuntamiento. On Tuesday I'll go to the town hall.
B - To indicate probability in the present time, as in English. Dónde estará el gato? Where will the cat be? (i.e. Where do you think the cat will be?)
Qué hora es? Serán las nuevo What time is it? It'll be 9. (i.e. It'll probably be about 9)
When do you NOT use the Future Tense?
A - Spanish uses the present tense for near future actions: Lo hago en dos minutos. I'll do it in a couple of minutes.
B - Use ir + infinitive for immediate future Paulo dice que va a haber un partido de fútbol mañana. Paulo says that there's going to be a football match tomorrow
Practice: Future Tense Irregular Verbs
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