Future Tense El futuro
Future tense tells what will take place in the future.
The most common way to talk about the future is to use: Ejemplo: Voy a estudiar mañana. (I am going to study tomorrow.) Ir a + (infinitive) conjugation of “ir a” infinitive
Voy a Vamos a Vas a Va a Van a Ir a (I’m going to) (You’re going to) (He/She is going to) (You’re going to) (We’re going to) (They’re going to) (You all are going to)
Another way to talk about the future is to use future tense endings.
Future tense endings are different from present and past, because instead of adding the ending to a stem, you add endings to the end of the infinitive (unconjugated verb). Ejemplo: Yo estudiaré mañana. (I will study tomorrow.) infinitivefuture ending
Future -AR Endings yo nosotros(as) tú él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds. estudiaré estudiarás estudiará estudiaremos estudiarán
Future -ER Endings yonosotros(as) tú él/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds. leeré leerás leerá leeremos leerán
Future -IR Endings yonosotros(as) tú él/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds. escribiré escribirás escribirá escribiremos escribirán
Future tense endings are the same for -AR, -ER, and -IR Verbs!
Compare “Ir a + infinitive” and “future endings” Voy a estudiar mañana. (I’m going to study tomorrow.) Yo estudiaré mañana. (I will study tomorrow.) *Both are correct ways to talk about the future.
Checking for Understanding
Tells what will take place in the future What is the purpose of Future Tense?
What are two ways to talk about the future in Spanish? Ir a + infinitive Future tense endings
Even though both are correct and used often, which way of expressing the future is more common? Ir a + infinitive
yonosotros(as) tú él/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds. Ir a + infinitive Voy a Vas a Va a Vamos a Van a
Add the Future -AR Endings yonosotros(as) tú él/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds. hablar é ás á emos án
Add the Future -ER Endings yonosotros(as) tú él/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds. comer é ás á emos án
Add the Future -IR Endings yonosotros(as) tú él/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds. vivir é ásás á emos án
Yo ___________ español mañana. (hablar) Fill in blank with the correct future tense ending, and then translate the sentence to English. hablaré
Tú ___________ leche mañana. (beber) Fill in blank with the correct future tense ending, and then translate the sentence to English. beberás
Chucky ___________ fresas en dos días. (comer) Fill in blank with the correct future tense ending, and then translate the sentence to English. comerá
Nosotros ___________ la playa dentro de poco. (visitar) Fill in blank with the correct future tense ending, and then translate the sentence to English. visitaremos
Ellos ___________ a la casa en tres semanas. (volver) Fill in blank with the correct future tense ending, and then translate the sentence to English. volverán
Translate to English 1. Chester irá 2. Chester va a ir Chester will go Chester is going to go
Translate to English 1. Yo caminaré 2. Yo voy a caminar I will walk I am going to walk
Translate to English 1. Ellos verán 2. Ellos van a ver They will see They are going to see
Translate to Spanish 1. We will eat 2. We are going to eat comeremos Vamos a comer
Translate to Spanish 1. You will ride 2. You are going to ride montarás Vas a montar
Translate to Spanish 1. You all will cook 2. You all are going to cook Uds. cocinarán Uds. van a cocinar
Create your own Spanish sentence using future tense and call on someone to translate it!
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