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The future tense is used to talk about something happening in the future.
There are three ways to talk about the future:
Using ir a + infinitive where intention is strong and the event will happen
soon. This construction is used more frequently than the actual future tense:
Yo voy a
comer en casa
Tú vas a
estudiar para el examen
Carmen va a
caminar en el parque
Using the present tense when the context makes
it clear that you are talking about the future:
Mañana comemos en casa (tomorrow)
Vamos a Miami
la próxima semana (next week)
Pasado mañana Hernando estudia para el examen (the
day after tomorrow)
By adding a special set of endings to the entire infinitive form.
This form is often associated with plans, predictions, or events that are less certain.
ALL verbs (-AR,
-ER and -IR verbs) have the same endings in the future tense.
IMPORTANT: Note that
all the conjugations of the future tense require accents (except Nosotros form).
PAY PARTICULAR
ATTENTION TO THE ENDINGS!!!
HABLAR
Yo hablaré
Tú hablarás
Él/ella/Ud. hablará
Nosotros(as) hablaremos
Vosotros(as) hablaréis*
Ellos/ellas/Uds. hablarán
COMER
Yo
comeré
Tú comerás
Él/ella/Ud. comerá
Nosotros(as) comeremos
Vosotros(as) comeréis*
Ellos/ellas/Uds. comerán
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TO TALK/TO SPEAK
I will talk
You will talk (informal)
He/she/you will talk (formal)
We will talk
You all will talk (informal)
They/you all will talk (formal)
TO EAT
I will eat
You will eat (informal)
He/she/you will eat (formal)
We will eat
You all will eat (informal)
They/you all will eat
(formal)
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*VOSOTROS/VOSOTRAS forms are used in much of Spain; however, they are
not used in Latin America.
VERBS WITH IRREGULAR STEMS IN THE FUTURE TENSE
Some verbs require a slight
change of the infinitive form before adding the future tense endings:
Decir (to say):
diré, dirás, dirá, diremos, diréis, dirán
Hacer (to do/to make):
haré, harás, hará, haremos, haréis, harán
Poner (to put):
pondré, pondrás, pondrá, pondremos, pondréis, pondrán
Salir (to
go out): saldré, saldrás, saldrá, saldremos, saldréis, saldrán
Tener
(to have): tendré, tendrás, tendrá, tendremos, tendréis, tendrán
Venir
(to come): vendré, vendrás, vendrá, vendremos, vendréis, vendrán
Poder
(to be able): podré, podrás, podrá, podremos, podréis, podrán
Querer
(to want/to love): querré, querrás, querrá, querremos, querréis, querrán
Saber
(to know): sabré, sabrás, sabrá, sabremos, sabréis, sabrán
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