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TENSE Future
TIME Refers to a future, specifi c action
KEY PHRASES “Will”
STRUCTURE Simple tense: verb infinitive verb ending
We use the future tense to describe actions that will take place. In English, the
word “will” or “shall” is the essence of the future tense. When either of these words
is placed before a verb, the future tense is formed. For example, “I will go,” “You
will study,” and “We shall dine” are all examples of the future tense in English.
In Spanish, the future tense is a simple tense, meaning that no auxiliary verb,
such as “will,” is required for the expression of actions in the future in Spanish. Th e
future aspect of the action is expressed in the conjugated form of the main verb.
Most Spanish verbs are regular in the future tense. Th e future tense is formed
by adding the appropriate future tense ending to the infi nitive, which serves as the
verb stem for the future tense. Below is the set of verb endings used for all verbs,
whether regular or irregular, in the future tense.
-é -emos
-ás -éis
-á -án
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Irregular verbs in the future tense make a change in the stem rather than the ending.
Note that all of the verb endings, except the fi rst-person plural (nosotros),
take a written accent.
Regular verbs in the future
hablar to speak, talk comer to eat vivir to live
hablaré hablaremos comeré comeremos viviré viviremos
hablarás hablaréis comerás comeréis vivirás viviréis
hablará hablarán comerá comerán vivirá vivirán
Iré al teatro con Marcos. I will go to the theater with Marcos.
Nos levantaremos a las cinco. We will get up at fi ve o’clock.
¿Dónde estarás mañana? Where will you be tomorrow?
Enviaréis las cartas esta noche. You all will send the letters tonight.
¿Quién será el próximo presidente? Who will be the next president?
Aquellas mujeres nos oirán. Th ose women will hear us.
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