12.1: El futuro

Question 1

You already know how to use the future construction ir + a + infinitive. It is often used in spoken Spanish and generally refers to something that will happen in the near future. It is also common to use the present tense to express near future.

Answer 1

Voy a pescar en el lago este fin de semana.
I’m going to fish at the lake this weekend.

Salgo para las montañas mañana.
I’m leaving for the mountains tomorrow.

Question 2

Another way to express what will happen is to use the future tense; however, it tends to be a little more formal and is generally used to refer to a more distant future. To form the future tense, add the endings to the infinitive (rather than to the verb stem, as is done with most other verb tenses). Note that -ar, -er, and -ir verbs take the same endings.

Answer 2

-ar, -er -ir endings
yo: -é
tú: -ás
él, ella, usted: -á
nosotros(as): -emos
vosotros(as): -éis
ellos, ellas, ustedes: -án

Question 3

Example 1

hablar - to talk

Answer 3

yo: hablaré
tú: hablarás
él, ella, usted: hablará
nosotros(as): hablaremos
vosotros(as): hablaréis
ellos, ellas, ustedes: hablarán

Question 4

Example 2

volver - to return

Answer 4

yo: volveré
tú: volverás
él, ella, usted: volverá 
nosotros(as): volveremos
vosotros(as): volveréis
ellos, ellas, ustedes: volverán

Question 5

Los verbos irregulares

Answer 5

Irregular verbs have only one irregular root (a stem), but the same endings.

Question 6

Los verbos irregulares

Answer 6

Infinitive         Stem
caber               cabr-
haber               habr-
poder               podr-
querer             querr-
saber               sabr-
poner              pondr-
salir                 saldr-
tener               tendr-
valer               valdr-
venir               vendr-
decir              dir-
hacer             har-
satisfacer     satisfar-