The future (will) tense is relatively simple to form in Spanish because the endings are added to the infinitive. Verbs endings are the same for all verbs -ar, - er, or -ir. In the future tense all endings carry an accent with the exception of the nosotros form. |
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The future tense is used to indicate an action, event, or condition that will take place in the future. |
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It is used to express the possibility of an action or event that might be occurring in the present. |
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Iré temprano a tu casa mañana. | - I will go to your house early tomorrow. |
¿A qué hora será? | - What time might it be? or What time do you suppose it is? |
Serán las once. | - It must be (probably) eleven o'clock. |
Tendrá un dolor de cabeza. | - He must have (probably has) a headache. |
Examples of verbs in the future tense: |
Subject pronoun |
viajar |
comer |
permitir |
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yo | viajaré | comeré | permitiré |
tú | viajarás | comerás | permitirás |
él, ella, usted | viajará | comerá | permitirá |
nosotros | viajaremos | comeremos | permitiremos |
vosotros | viajaréis | comeréis | permitiréis |
ellos, ellas, ustedes | viajarán | comerán | permitirán |
Irregular verbs |
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The following verbs drop the "e" in the infinitive before adding the endings of the future. | ||
caber | to fit | cabré, -ás, -á, etc. |
haber | to be (aux. verb) | habré,-ás, -á, etc. |
poder | to be able | podré, -ás, -á, etc. |
querer | to want | querré, -ás, -á, etc. |
saber | to know | sabré, -ás, -á, etc. |
The following verbs replace the "e" or "i" of the infinitive with a "d" before adding the endings of the future. | ||
poner | to put | pondré, -ás, -á, etc. |
salir | to leave | saldré,-ás, -á, etc. |
tener | to have | tendré, -ás, -á, etc. |
valer | to be worth | valdré, -ás, -á, etc. |
venir | to come | vendré, -ás, -á, etc. |
The following verbs drop the "e" and "c" of the infinitive before adding the endings of the future. | ||
decir | to say, tell | diré, -ás, -á, etc. |
hacer | to do, make | haré,-ás, -á, etc. |
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