The Future Indicative Tense
This Learning-Spanish Grammar lesson covers the Future Indicative Tense for regular verbs. Similar to English, the Future Indicative Tense in Spanish is used:
1. To express a future action or condition.
Juan no hablarб durante la misa.
(Juan will not speak during the mass.)
2. To express something that is probable and phrased in a question.
їQuй serб lo que te preocupas?
(What is bothering/preoccupying you?)
The conjugation pattern is standard. Unlike other tenses, the future tense in Spanish is simple, as its ending is the same in - ar, - er, and - ir verbs. Its conjugation is as follows:
Hablar (to have)
yo hablarй (I will speak) nosotros hablaremos (we will speak)
tъ hablarбs (you will speak) ellos hablarбn (they will speak)
йl hablarб (he will speak) ellas hablarбn (they will speak)
ella hablarб (she will speak) ustedes hablarбn (they will speak)
usted hablarб (you will speak)
Examples:
Ellos hablarбn mucho del amor.
(They will speak a lot about love.)
Durante la cena, hablarй con mis tias de como cocinar bacalao.
(During dinner, I will talk to my aunts about how to cook salted codfish.)
Beber (to drink)
yo beberй (I will drink) nosotros beberemos (we will drink)
tъ beberбs (you will drink) ellos beberбn (they will drink)
йl beberб (he will drink) ellas beberбn (they will drink)
ella beberб (she will drink) ustedes beberбn (they will drink)
usted beberб (you will drink)
Examples:
Durante la fiesta Marcos beberб mucho ron.
(During the party, Marcos will probably drink a lot of rum.
Los bebйs beberбn mucha leche.
(The babies will drink a lot of milk.)
Escribir (to write)
yo escribirй (I will write) nosotros escribiremos (we will write)
tъ escribirбs (you will write) ellos escribirбn (they will write)
йl escribirб (he will write) ellas escribirбn (they will write)
ella escribirб (she will write) ustedes escribirбn (they will write)
usted escribirб (you will write)
Examples:
Escribirй una gran novela.
(I will write a great novel.)
En la universidad escribiremos muchos ensayos.
(In the university we will write many essays.)
**Notice how the above conjugations follow the same pattern: й, бs, б, emos, and бn.
With this conjugation pattern in mind, here are a few more examples of the future tense for regular verbs:
їQuй serб lo que me quiere decir Luis?
(What is it that Luis wants to tell me?)
Mis amigas y yo viajaremos al Perъ este verano.
(My friends and I will travel to Peru this summer.)
Regresaremos del Perъ en Agosto.
(We will return from Peru in August.)
Sй que nuestro viaje a Machu Pichu nos fascinarб.
(I know that our trip to Machu Pichu will fascinate us.)
La madre de Josefa irб con nosotros.
(Josefa's mother will go with us.)
їCuбndo serб que me escribirбn mis padres de sus vacaciones?
(When will my parents write to me about their vacation?
Despuйs de su viaje, las mujeres volverбn a Nueva York.
(After their trip, the women will return to New York.)
Now let’s try a few exercises. Translate the following into Spanish. The answers follow the exercise.
1. This summer I will travel to Europe.
2. Juana's family will go to Santiago in April.
3. This course will teach us Spanish.
4. Roberto will be sad to leave his country.
5. Someday, you will be a good doctor.
6. Next week, we will have an exam.
7. Enrique's parents will buy a big cake for his birthday.
8. What is it that worries you?
9. What can this mean?
10. Where will you live next year?
1. Este verano viajarй a Europa.
2. La familia de Juana irб a Santiago en Abril.
3. Este curso nos enseсarб el Espaсol.
4. Roberto estarб triste al salir de su paнs.
5. Algъn dнa, tъ serбs un buen doctor.
6. La prуxima semana, tendremos un examen.
7. Los padres de Enrique comprarбn una torta grande para su cumpleaсos.
8. їQuй serб lo que te preocupas?
9. їQuй serб lo que significa esto?
10. їDуnde vivirбs el prуximo aсo?
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