
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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