El futuro

REPASO (review)

In Spanish 1, you learned to talk about things that will take place in the immediate future using the formula:

A form of the verb “ir” + a + infinitive

Example:

Voy a bailar en la fiesta.

I’m going to dance at the party

Vamos a ir a la playa.

We’re going to go to the beach.

However, there is a true future tense used to talk about things that will happen in the future.

To form the future tense of –ar, -er, and –ir verbs, add the appropriate endings to the infinitive*:

Yo É

Tú Ás

Él, ella, usted Á

Nosotros Emos

Ustedes án

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Qué será, será” ?

It means, “What will be, will be.”

It is using the future tense it Spanish.

There are a two noticeable differences between the future tense and all of the other tenses you’ve learned:

1.) You don’t take the –ar,-er, or –ir off before conjugating.

2.) The conjugation is the same for all three types of verbs

Examples:

To graduate=graduarse

I will graduate in May 2010.

Me graduaré en Mayo de 2010.

Vivir=to live

Will you live in North Carolina?

¿Vivirás en Carolina de Norte?

To make a living=ganarse

I will make a living as a lawyer

To be=ser

I will be an engineer.

Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense using the subject in parenthesis.

Bailar (yo)

Comer (tú)

Buscar (la chica)

Leer (Kayla)

Dibujar (Mateo y Derek)

cantar (Mi esposo y yo)

Bailar (yo) bailaré I will dance

Comer (tú) comerás You will eat

Leer (Kayla) leerá Kayla will read

Dibujar (Mateo y Derek) dibujarán Matt and Derek will draw

cantar (Mi esposo y yo) cantaremos My friend and I will sing

As in all tenses in Spanish, there are some irregular future tense verbs. The good thing is they all end in “r” and use the same endings as regular future tense verbs.

Verb Meaning Future Stem

Caber To fit Cabr

Decir To tell, say Dir

Haber There is, there are Har

Oír To hear Oir*

Poder to be able to, can podr

Querer To want, desire querr

Reír To laugh, to smile Reir, sonreir*

Saber To know Sabr

Valer To be worth Valdr

Venir To come vendr

Hacer To do, make Har

Salir To leave saldr

Verb Meaning Future Stem Similarly-conjugated

verbs

Poner To be able to, can

pondr Componer

disponer

imponer

proponer

Reponerse

suponer

Tener To have, to be

tendr Contener

Detener

Mantener

Obetener

retener

Examples using irregular verbs:

I will make a lot of money.

Haré mucho dinero.

She will leave the states.

Saldrá de los estados.

We will be successful.

Tendremos exíto.

I will come home twice a year.

Vendré a casa dos veces cada año.