The Future Tense helps you to explain what you will do…in the FUTURE!
There are 2 future tenses in Spanish, as there are in English…
I will…(do something)
I am going to …(do something)
The Near Future
The near future allows you to talk about the future using the structure “ir + infinitive”.
It is the English equivalent of “I am going to…”
These are the parts of ‘ir’ = to go….
Person
The part of ‘Ir’
I
You (singular)
He/she/it
We
You (plural)
They
Voy
Vas
Va
Vamos
Vais
Van
EXAMPLES….
1. Voy a jugar al fútbol
2. Va a correr en el parque
3. Vamos a escuchar a música
4. Van a estudiar el arte
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the infinitive (a whole verb)
(eg. comer = to eat)
I am going to play soccer
he / she is going to run in the park
we are going to listen to music
they are going to study art
¡A practicar!
Translate the sentences into Spanish using
the NEAR FUTURE tense
1. I’m going to write a letter_________________________________________
2. He is going to play football ________________________________________
3. We are going to listen to music ____________________________________
4. Are you (fam.) going to watch television? ____________________________
5. They are going to eat paella. _______________________________________
¡A practicar!
Translate the sentences into Spanish using
the NEAR FUTURE tense
1. I’m going to write a letter – Voy a escribir una carta.
2. He is going to play football – él va a jugar al fútbol americáno.
3. We are going to listen to music – Vamos a escucha la música.
4. Are you (fam.) going to watch television? - Vas a mirar la tele?
5. They are going to eat paella – Van a comer paella.
Simple Future
The simple future allows you to talk about what you will do in the future.
This is an easy tense to remember as the same endings get added to all the infinitives.
Person
Whole verb ending in -ar-er-ir
I
You (singular)
He/she/it
We
You (plural)
They
whole verb + -é
whole verb + -ás
whole verb + -á
whole verb + -emos
whole verb + -éis
whole verb + -án
Estudiar = the whole verb (to study) then add the appropriate ending
EXAMPLES….
1. Estudiaré el chino
2. Viajará por todo el mundo
3. Trabajaremos con niños
4. Verán una película en español
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I will study Chinese
He / she will travel around the world
We will work with children
They will watch a Spanish film
¡A practicar!
Translate the sentences into Spanish using
the FUTURE tense
So, look up the verb ‘to talk’ and add the appropriate ending for ‘her’
1.I will talk to my sister. –
2.He will study Spanish.
3.We will go to Mexico. –
4.Will you (fam.) live in England? –
5.They will drink wine. –
¡A practicar!
Translate the sentences into Spanish using
the FUTURE tense
So, look up the verb ‘to talk’ and add the appropriate ending for ‘her’
1. I will talk to my sister. – Hablaré a mi hermana.
2. He will study Spanish. –(él) estudiará el español.
3. We will go to Mexico. – Iremos a México.
4. Will you (fam.) live in England? – Vivirás en Inglaterra?
5. They will drink wine. – Ellos beberán el vino.
There are, however, some irregular verbs:
Write them down in your notes
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Poner = to put
yo pondré = I will put
Haber = to be
(used with weather)
habrá = it will be
Decir = to say
yo diré = I will say
Salir = to go out
Hacer = to do / make
yo saldré = I will go out yo haré = I will do /
make
Poder = to be able to
Tener = to have
yo podré = I will be able
yo tendré = I will have
to
Querer = to want / love
yo querré = I will want /
love
Venir = to come
yo vendré = I will come
Saber = to know
yo sabré = I will know
TRANSLATE: this is a mixtures of the two future tenses!
El Futuro Inmediato
1.
I am going to play
=
2.
You (fam.) are going to live =
3.
We are going to read
=
4.
They are going to make
=
5.
You (pl) are going to be
=
El Futuro Simple
11.
I will play
=
12.
You (fa.) will live
=
13.
We will read
=
14.
They will make
=
15.
You (pl) will be
=
TRANSLATE: this is a mixtures of the two future tenses!
El Futuro Inmediato
1.
I am going to play
=
Voy a jugar/tocar
2.
You (fa.) are going to live
=
Tú vas a vivir.
3.
We are going to read
=
Vamos a leer.
4.
They are going to make
=
Van a hacer.
5.
You (pl) are going to be
=
Uds. Van a ser.
El Futuro Simple
11.
I will play
=
Jugaré/tocaré
12.
You (fa.) will live
=
Viverás.
13.
We will read
=
Leeremos.
14.
They will make
=
Harán.
15.
You (pl) will be
=
Uds. serán.