Chapter 4: Future/Conditional Tenses Flashcards
How do you conjugate the future tense?
The future tense consists of the infinitive plus these endings:
- é
- ás
- á
- emos
- éis
- án
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: caber
cabr-
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: decir
dir-
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: haber
habr-
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: hacer
har-
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: poder
podr-
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: poner
pondr-
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: querer
querr-
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: saber
sabr-
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: salir
saldr-
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: tener
tendr-
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: valer
valdr-
Future/conditional tense irregular stem: venir
vendr
What is the basic translation of the future? I.e., what is the English for “comeré”?
It basically means “will” + meaning of the infinitive. So,
comeré = I will eat.
What other function does the future tense perform?
An expression of probability: “¿Quién será?” = Who could that be? or “Será Maria” = “It’s probably Maria.”