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Future tense: regular forms In general, the future tense is formed by adding future tense endings to the infinitive. Here are the future tense endings.

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1 Future tense: regular forms In general, the future tense is formed by adding future tense endings to the infinitive. Here are the future tense endings with examples:

2 Future tense: irregular forms PersonFuture tense ending Example yo-écomeré I'll eat tú-áshablarás you'll speak él / ella-á entenderá he/she'll understand nosotros, -as-emos caminaremos we'll walk vosotros, -as-éis esperaréis you'll wait ellos / ellas-án irán they'll go

3 Future tense: regular forms As elsewhere in the language, the usted form follows the él/ella form, and the ustedes form the ellos/ellas form. Notice that: these endings are very similar to the present tense of haber; the future tense ending is always accented (no written accent is needed on –emos.

4 Future tense: regular forms Most Spanish verbs are completely regular as far as the future tense goes. A handful of verbs have irregular forms. However: They are only irregular as far as the stem (the bit that the endings are added to) is concerned. The future tense endings are still the same.future tense endings

5 Future tense: irregular forms Spanish verbs with irregular future stems.

6 VerbFuture stem Example future tense form caber (to fit)cabr- cabrá it'll fit decir (to say)dir- dirá que... he/she'll say that... hacer (to do, make)har- lo haré mañana I'll do it tomorrow poder (to be able to)podr- ¿podrás? will you be able to? poner (to put, get/make 1 ) pondr- lo pondré en la mesa I'll put it on the table nos pondremos de acuerdo we'll agree a time (etc)

7 VerbFuture stem Example future tense form querer (to want, love)querr- querrán venir they'll want to come saber (to know)sabr- Raul sabrá Raul will know ¿sabrás qué hora es? would you know what time it is? 2 salir (to leave, go out)saldr- saldré mañana I'll go out tomorrow tener (to have, have to) tendr- tendré dinero I'll have some money tendrás que preguntar you'll have to ask valer (to be worth)valdr- valdrá la pena it'll be worth it

8 VerbFuture stem Example future tense form querer (to want, love)querr- querrán venir they'll want to come saber (to know)sabr- Raul sabrá Raul will know ¿sabrás qué hora es? would you know what time it is? 2 salir (to leave, go out)saldr- saldré mañana I'll go out tomorrow tener (to have, have to) tendr- tendré dinero I'll have some money tendrás que preguntar you'll have to ask valer (to be worth)valdr- valdrá la pena it'll be worth it

9 VerbFuture stem Example future tense form venir (to come)vendr- vendremos we'll come haber (to have -en/- ed) habr- hab rá terminado he/she'll have finished


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