Practice #1 Practice #2

The Future Tense.  The English equivalent of the Spanish future is will or shall + verb.  You have already learned the Spanish substitute which uses the construction Ir a + infinitive.  This construction expresses future actions or states, very much lke the English present tense of the expression going to. or: Vamos a ir al cine esta noche. Iremos al cine esta noche. We are going to go to the movies tonight. We will go to the movies tonight or: Anita toma el examen mañana. Anita tomará el examen mañana Anita is taking the exam tomorrow. Anita will take the exam tomorrow. Please Note:  The Spanish future is not used to make requests, as is the English future.  In Spanish, requests ae expressed with the verb querer. ¿Quieres llamar a Tomás Will you call Tomás

Regular Future Forms.  Most Spanish verbs are regular in the future.  The infinitive serves as the stem of almost all Spanish verbs in the future tense. The Future Tense Infinitive     Stem Endings Trabajar Aprender Escribir Hablar Decidir Entender Caminar Perder Recibir yo tú él ella Vd. nosotros ellos ellas Vds. Trabajar- Aprender- Escribir- Hablar- Decidir- Entender- Caminar- Perder- Recibir- é ás á á á emos án án án  Please Note:  All the endings, except that for the Nosotros form, have written accent marks.

--¿Cómo viajarán Uds. de Chicago a Boston? --Alquilaremos un coche o viajaremos en tren. --¿Cuánto tiempo estarán en Boston? --Ana y yo estaremos allí por una semana y Jorge se quedará un mes.  ¿Y a dónde irás tú? --Probablemente iré a Nueva York.  Se dicen que es una ciudad muy grande.

How will you travel from Chicago to Boston? We will rent a car or we will travel by train. How much time will you be in Boston? Anna and I will be there for one week and Jorge will stay one month.  And where will you go? Probably I will go to New York.  They say that it is a big city.

Irregular Future Forms.  A few verbs are irregular in the future tense.  These verbs use a variation of the infinitive as a stem.  The endings are the same as those for regular verbs. Infinitive Stem Future Tense Decir Hacer Poder Poner Saber Salir Tener Venir dir- har- podr- pondr- sabr- saldr- tendr- vendr- yo tú ella Vd. Nosotros ellos ellas Vds. dir- har- podr- pondr- sabr- saldr- tendr- vendr- é ás á á emos án án án