repaso (review) in spanish 1, you learned to talk about things that will take place in the immediate...
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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.