El Futuro
(Future tense)
Mrs. O. Pacheco
Spanish II
SWHS
The Immediate Future Tense
In English: I am going to play
The Immediate Future Tense is formed by
using
The verb
ir
voy
vas
va
vamos
vais
van
+
a
+
infinitive
jugar
a
comer
vivir
Therefore
They
We
Ivamos
am
Van
are
are
going
going
avoy
a
going
vivir
comer
to
a to
jugar
to
=
play
eat
=
live=
voy
vas
va
vamos
vais
van
Mirar = to watch
Vender = to sell
Subir = to climb
You (sg) are going to sell
Vas a vender
He is going to climb
Va a subir
They are going to watch
Van a mirar
I am going to climb
Voy a subir
We are going to sell
Vamos a vender
You (pl) are going to watch
Vais a mirar
The Future Tense
In English: I will play
I will be playing
The Future Tense is formed by using
infinitive
hablar
beber
recibir
+
ending
é
ás
á
emos
éis
án
He will
Beberemos
Recibiréis
Hablarán
Recibiré
Hablaré ==
==
drink =
They
You (pl)
will
We
IIwill
will
Beberá
will
receive
speak
drink
willspeak
receive
What makes the Future Tense easy to
use ?
All infinitives use the same endings.
What makes the Future Tense more
tricky ?
There are 12 irregular verbs in the
Future Tense
Irregular Verbs in the
Future Tense:
caber
decir
haber
hacer
poder
poner
querer
saber
salir
tener
valer
venir
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
cabré, cabrás, ….
diré
The
endings
Tener means
habré
are
the
to
own
or
haré
same as
to possess.
podré
the
You will useforthis
regular
pondré
put
verb a lot.
verbs, but
want
querré
a future
Haber isstem
an is
know (a fact) sabré
auxiliary used
or
saldré
go out
“helping”instead
verb. of
tendré
have*
You will use
the
be worth
valdré
infinitive.
it very rarely.
vendré
come
fit
say / tell
have*
do / make
be able
*
Some practice……
caber
decir
haber
hacer
poder
poner
querer
saber
salir
tener
valer
venir
cabré
diré
habré
haré
podré
pondré
querré
sabré
saldré
tendré
valdré
vendré
He will know
sabrá
We will say
diremos
You (sg) will have
tendrás
They will be able
podrán
You (pl) will go out
saldréis
Don’t forget to put examples
So
that’s how
theat
of theNow
Future
Tenses
in go
your
Speaking
have
a
the
Future
and Tenses
Writing work.
!
exercises to check
your understanding.
Class Discussion:
• Answer in Spanish the following question using
the future tense.
"I wonder what Alexis will do if he wins
one million dollars in the lottery?"
¡Practica!
En el futuro, yo pienso que el mundo________ [1] (ser) muy
diferente. Primero, todos nosotros _______ [2] (vivir) por muchos
más años, y muchas enfermedades de hoy en día ya no ______ [3]
(existir). También, pienso que no _______ [4] (haber) televisión.
En vez, las personas ______ [5] (recibir) los programas
automáticamente en sus cabezas. No sé como... posiblemente todos
(nosotros) _____ [6] (tener) antenas en nuestras cabezas. También
creo que si tú quieres leer un párrafo como éste, no ______ [7]
(tener) que leerlo sólo _______ [8] (necesitar) tocar la página con
tus dedos y la información _______ [9] (entrar) automáticamente
en tu cabeza. Tú _______ [10] (saber) todo sólo con tus dedos.
Project (chose your topic)
• Plans for Summer Vacation or Christmas Break
Project
▫ Students can write what they plan to do over the summer or
during the winter vacation or Christmas holiday, using as many of
the irregular verbs as they can.
• Science Fiction Story Project
▫ Students can write free-form science fiction stories in which they
imagine what it will be like to live in the future. They can also
write on specific themes or topics. Topics can include what will
schools be like in 2050, what will the world be like in 100 years,
what it will be like to travel to other planets, and so on.
• Plans for the Future Essay or Brochure
▫ Students can write what they plan to do or be in their future
careers, mentioning the requirements to acquire such
profession/career, salary, employment opportunities, etc.