Future Tense
Notes:
- The written lesson is below.
- Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left.
The future tense is used to tell what “will” happen, or what “shall” happen.
I will go to the beach next month.
I shall write the letter next week.
But, the future tense is not used to express a willingness to do something. For this, use the verb “querer.”
¿Quieres ir a la tienda?
Will you go to the store?
The future tense is also used to express wonder or probability in the present state.
¿Quién será ella?
I wonder who she is? (Who could she be?)Estará viajando solo.
He is probably traveling alone.
For actions that will occur in the near future, the present tense is more commonly used.
Esta noche voy al cine.
Tonight I’m going to the movies.Further in the future, use the future tense.
El año que viene ¾±°ùé a España.
Next year I’m going to Spain.
Regular verbs in the future tense are conjugated by adding the following endings to the infinitive form of the verb: -é, -á²õ, -á, -emos, -é¾±²õ, -á²Ô.
hablaré
hablará²õ
hablará
hablaremos
hablaré¾±²õ
hablará²Ô
There are twelve common verbs that are irregular in the future tense. Their endings are regular, but their stems change. Since the endings are the same as all other future tense verbs, we show only the “yo” form, and have underlined the irregular stem. We have also grouped them according to their patterns of change.
caber
yo cabréponer
yo pondrédecir
yo diréhaber
yo habrésalir
yo saldréhacer
yo harépoder
yo podrétener
yo tendréquerer
yo querrévaler
yo valdrésaber
yo sabrévenir
yo vendré
Note that compound verbs based on the irregular verbs inherit the same irregularities. Here are a few examples:
desquerer
yo desquerréresaber
yo resabréanteponer
yo antepondrémantener
yo mantendréprevaler
yo prevaldré
Let’s add two flashcards for the future tense:
Verb Flashcards
Complete List
Future Tense
Infinitive + ending
(-é, -á²õ, -á, -emos, -é¾±²õ, -á²Ô)
Future Tense Irregulars
caber
yo cabréponer
yo pondrédecir
yo diréhaber
yo habrésalir
yo saldréhacer
yo harépoder
yo podrétener
yo tendréquerer
yo querrévaler
yo valdrésaber
yo sabrévenir
yo vendré