Conjugating Verbs in the Future Tense

The Future Tense

1. The future tense is used to indicate an action that

will

,

shall

, or

is going to

take place. ie…I will clean my room tomorrow.

Yo limpiaré mi cuarto mañana.

The Future Tense

2. The future tense is also used to express

possibility

or

probability

in the

present

.

ie…I wonder what time it is?

¿Qué hora será?

(Hint – probability expressed in a question is usually translated as “wonder” and in a statement is translated as “probably”)

The Future Tense

By using the future tense to talk about the present, you are signaling that what you say is a guess about something that you do not know. If you use the future tense in a question about the present, you are asking the other person to guess an answer they are not expected to know.

(to someone wearing a watch) ¿Qué hora es? [present tense] (to someone not wearing a watch) ¿Qué hora será?

Steps to conjugate in the Future

1. The stem is the entire infinitive.

ie...

hablar, comer, vivir 2. Add the regular future endings.

ie...

é emos ás á éis án (hint – same as endings for present tense endings for HABER plus accents)

Irregular Verbs

These verbs generally fall into three categories: 1. those that add an R, 2. those that add a DR, and 3. those that just have “special stems”.

1.

caber 1.

saber 1.

haber 1.

poder 1.

querer 2.

poner cabr sabr habr podr querr pondr 2.

salir 2.

tener 2.

valer 2.

venir 3.

decir 3.

hacer saldr tendr valdr vendr dir har-

Irregular Verbs

These verbs have irregular stems but regular endings in the future tense: (hint – memorize the stem to one form and you will have them all) caber decir haber hacer poder poner cabr dir habr har podr pondr querer saber salir tener valer venir querr sabr saldr tendr valdr vendr-

Sentence Examples

• Hablaré con mi hermana mañana.

• I will talk with my sister tomorrow.

• Juan bailará el lunes.

• Juan will dance on Monday.

• Tomaremos los refrescos a la fiesta.

• We will drink the sodas at the party.

Sentence Examples (Cont.)

• • Limpiarán la casa el martes.

They will clean the house on Tuesday.

• Tendrás hambre ahora.

• You are probably hungry now.

• ¿Qué hora será ahora?

• I wonder what time it is now?

Practice Conjugating

Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense: estudiar poner manejar hablar vivir leer sacar escribir decir

Additional Reinforcement

United Streaming : Standard Deviants http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/assetDetail.cfm

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