1 Por Mateo L.

2  The future tense is used to express actions or events that have not yet occurred.  There are many forms in which the future may be expressed.  Formal Future Tense  Ir + a + infinitive  Pensar, querer, etc.

3  The formal future tense inserts a ‘with’ into each infinitive.  The future tense is formed by taking the infinitive of the verb and adding on specific endings.  The endings are all the same for ar/er/ir. SingularPlural 1 st Personéemos 2 nd Personáséis 3 rd Personáán

4 AR ellos sacar  sacarán ER nosotros planchar  plancharemos Ir yo jugar  jugaré

5  There are 12 irregular verbs in the formal future tense, all of which take the following roots and the aforementioned endings.  special groupr groupd group  caber  cabr  decir  dir  haber  habr  hacer  har

6  poder  podr  poner  pondr  querer  querr  saber  sabr  salir  saldr  tener  tendr  valer  valdr  venir  vendr

7 1. Ella (to come) después de la competencia. vendrá 2. Nosotros (to speak) durante del reunión. hablaremos 3. Tú no (to have) que pasar la aspiradora. tendrás 4. Yo nos (to drive) a escuela. conduciré 5. Vosotros (to know) la respuesta. sabréis

8 6. Sancho y yo (to fight) contra los molinos. lucharemos 7. Ellos no (to be able to) manejar. podrán 8. Tu madre y tú (to want) más. querréis/querrán 9. Yo (to go) al cine el viernes. iré 10. Tricia (to sleep) por muchas horas. dormirá

9 11. Tú (to eat) tus legumbres. comerás 12. Nosotros (to get up) tarde. levantaremos 13. Dexter y Deb (to be) casados. estarán 14. Kara (to make) un nuveo avión. hará 15. Yo (to fit) en lugares pequeños. cabré

10 16. Vosotros no me (to hit). golpearéis 17. Ellos no (to say) la verdad. dirán 18. Tú (to forget) los ecuaciones. olvidarás 19. Roci (to be) la mejor perra del mundo. será 20. Nosotros (to leave) la fiesta temprano. saldremos

11  Another way of expressing the future is to use ir and an infinitive to express that one is going to preform a certain action.  The second verb is not conjugated; only ir.  For a refresher, the conjugation of ir is:  Ex: ellos correr  van a correr SingularPlural 1 st Personvoyvamos 2 nd Personvasvais 3 rd Personvavan

12  Other verbs express the future, such as pensar (to plan) and querer (to want).  The verbs are conjugated normally, but the sentences they are used in convey a sense future events.  Although representing the future, they are present tense verbs.

13  The subjunctive may also be used to express future or doubtful events.  It is used based on the probability of an event occuring.  To form the subjunctive, go to the yo form of the verb, drop the –o, and add the opposite ending of the verb. (If one has not learned the subjunctive yet, do not use it to express the future)

14  The future tense can be used to express the likelihood of an event occurring.  This depends on the context in which the future tense is used.  Ex: Gina no está aquí. Estará en casa. (Gina is not here. She is probably at home.)  Estoy triste. ¿Me amará? (I am sad. I wonder if she loves me.)

15  The future tense also serves as emphatic commands, where one orders another without objection. Ex: Comerás las zanahorias. (You will eat the carrots.) Ex: Cocinarás la cena. (You will make dinner.)

16  Events often may be described using the present or future tense.  For events occurring in the near future, use the present.  For events occurring in the distant future, use the future.

17  The varying forms of the future do not all take the conjugation of the formal future tense.  Only the future tense itself requires the special conjugation.  Ir, pensar, and querer will all take the present tense conjugation.

18 1. El próximo verano Juan no (going to go) de vacaciones a Florida. va a ir 2. Vosotros no (to plan to make) los pasteles. pensáis hacer 3. Los muebles no (going to fit) en la sala. van a caber 4. Tú (to want to know) que te quiero. quieres saber

19 5. En enero mi tío (to plan to come) a visitarme. piensa venir 6. Es dudoso que yo (to be) justo. sea 7. Nosotros (going to jump) del edificio. vamos a saltar 8. Tus familiares (to want to leave) por tren en una semana. quieren salir

20 9. Nadie (is going to do) la tarea. va a hacer 10. Yo (to plan to sleep) esta noche. pienso dormir 11. Dudo que tú (to win). ganes 12. Cain y yo no (to want to salir) todavía. queremos salir