Verb conjugations study deck

Question 0

What is the future tense not used for?

Answer 0

The future tense is not used to express a willingness to do something. For this, use the verb “querer.”

Question 1

What is the future tense used for?

Answer 1

The future tense is used to tell what “will” happen, or what “shall” happen.

Question 2

What is used to express wonder or probability in the present state?

Answer 2

The future tense is also used to express wonder or probability in the present state.

Question 3

What tense is used for near future?

Answer 3

For actions that will occur in the near future, the present tense is more commonly used.
Esta noche voy al cine.
Tonight I’m going to the movies.

Further in the future, use the future tense.

El año que viene iré a España.
Next year I’m going to Spain.

Question 4

How do you conjugate verbs to the future tense?

Answer 4

Regular verbs in the future tense are conjugated by adding the following endings to the infinitive form of the verb: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.

hablaré 
hablarás
hablará
hablaremos
hablaréis
hablarán

Question 5

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Answer 5

There are twelve common verbs that are irregular in the future tense. Their endings are regular, but their stems change. Since the endings are the same as all other future tense verbs, we show only the “yo” form, and have underlined the irregular stem. We have also grouped them according to their patterns of change.
caber
yo cabré

poner
yo pondré

decir
yo diré

haber
yo habré

salir
yo saldré

hacer
yo haré

poder
yo podré

tener
yo tendré

querer
yo querré

valer
yo valdré

saber
yo sabré

venir
yo vendré

Question 6

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Answer 6

Note that compound verbs based on the irregular verbs inherit the same irregularities. Here are a few examples:
desquerer
yo desquerré

resaber
yo resabré

anteponer
yo antepondré

mantener
yo mantendré

prevaler
yo prevaldré

Question 7

What is the subjunctive?

Answer 7

A mood. “The subjunctive is not a tense; rather, it is a mood. Tense refers to when an action takes place (past, present, future), while mood merely reflects how the speaker feels about the action. The subjunctive mood is rarely used in English, but it is widely used in Spanish.”

Question 8

What is the indicative mood?

Answer 8

So far, you have studied verb tenses in the indicative mood. The indicative mood is used to express factual information, certainty, and objectivity.

Usted va al Perú en diciembre.
You are going to Peru in December.

Question 9

How would you change the sentence below to subjunctive?

Usted va al Perú en diciembre.
You are going to Peru in December.

Answer 9

No dudo que usted va al Perú en diciembre.

I don’t doubt that you are going to Peru in December.