Future Tense

Question 1

Spanish Future Tense is conjugated in a single verb so…

Answer 1

there is no auxiliary verb like in English with “will/shall”.

Question 2

Future Tense Conjugation

Answer 2

Attatch Conjugation to ENTIRE infinitive of the verb - you don’t drop the -ar, -er or -ir ending!

(for -ar, -er and -ir its EXACTLY the same)
yo -é
tú -ás
él, ella, usted -á
nosotros -emos
ellos, ellas, ustedes -án

Question 3

Future Tense irregulars

Answer 3

There are very few irregulars in future tense and they all follow one of three patterns: poner, poder and decir.

Question 4

Poner Pattern Irregulars

Answer 4

Verbs like PONER, drop the “e” or “i” of the infinitive and add the consonant “d” before the “r”

yo -dré
tú -drás
él, ella, usted -drá
nosotros -dremos
ustedes, ellos, ellas -drán

Question 5

Poder Pattern Irregulars

Answer 5

Verbs like PODER, drop the vowel of the infinitive entirely before the “r”

yo -ré
tú -rás
él, ella, usted -rá
nosotros -remos
ustedes, ellos, ellas -rán

Question 6

Decir Pattern Irregulars

Answer 6

There are only two verbs in this type: decir and hare

DECIR
yo -diré
tú -dirás
él, ella, usted -dirá
nosotros -diremos
ustedes, ellos, ellas -dirán

HACER
yo -haré
tú -harás
él, ella, usted -hará
nosotros -haremos
ustedes, ellos, ellas -harán

Question 7

Haber when not used as an auxiliary verb in any perfect tense…

Answer 7

translates to “there will be” and is used in the third-person singular only.

Question 8

Future Tense is used to…

Answer 8

• indicate an action or event that will happen or is likely to happen in the future
• express a conjecture, supposition or probability in the present. This use is the equivalent of some English expressions: can, I wonder, must be and probably