The Future Tense To express that events are “going to” or “will” happen at a future time.

Presentación del tema: "The Future Tense To express that events are “going to” or “will” happen at a future time."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 The Future Tense To express that events are “going to” or “will” happen at a future time.

2 You have already learned one way to express things that are “going to” or “will” happen. Yo voy a presentarme como mensajero. Mi escuela le va a donar ropa para la gente sin hogar. La ley va a protegernos. ¿Vas a juntar fondos para un centro de comunidad nuevo? IR +A +an infinitive

3 There is another way to form the future tense, which requires the use of new endings. … but you add them DIRECTLY to the infinitive! … and you use the same set of endings for ALL THREE types of infintives!

4 -EMOS -ÁN-ÁN-Á-Á -ÁS -É-É - ÉIS Regular Future Endings Note that all forms have accents except for NOSOTROS.

5 NOSOTROS NOSOTRAS Uds. ELLOS ELLAS ÉL ELLA Ud. TÚ YO VOSOTROS VOSOTRAS INVENTAR – TO INVENT INVENTAR É ÁS Á EMOS ÉIS ÁN I will invent. You will invent. He / She will invent. You will invent. They will invent. / You (all) invent. You (all) will invent. We will invent. INVENTAR INVENTAR INVENTAR INVENTAR INVENTAR

6 APRENDER – To learn AprenderéAprender emos AprenderásAprenderéis AprenderáAprenderán

7 REDUCIR – To reduce ReduciréReducir emos ReducirásReduciréis ReduciráReducirán

8 Some verbs have irregular stems in the future tense. However, they still use the same regular endings as all other verbs.

9 Future Irregulars QueasyQuererQuerr- PeoplePoderPodr- Don’tDecirDir- HaveHacerHar- SushiSaberSabr-

10 Future Irregulars SkinnySalirSaldr- PeoplePonerPondr- HaveHaberHabr- TastyTenerTendr- Vegetables VenirVendr-

11 Future Irregular Once you have the irregular stem, you add the regular future endings. Once you have the irregular stem, you add the regular future endings. -é-emos -ás-éis -á-án

12 QUERER – To want QuerréQuerr emos QuerrásQuerréis QuerráQuerrán

13 DECIR – To say, tell DiréDir emos DirásDiréis DiráDirán

14 SALIR – To leave, go out SaldréSaldr emos SaldrásSaldréis SaldráSaldrán

15 In Spanish, you will use future tense to express uncertainty or probability in the present. ¿Qué hora será? Serán las seis. ¿Dónde estarán mis zapatos? Estarán debajo de tu cama. I wonder what time it is. It’s probably six o’clock. Where can be shoes be? They must be under your bed. The English equivalents in these cases are “I wonder”, “it’s probably”, “it must be” and so on.

16 Pause for Practice

17 TENER (yo) Tendré VENIR (Miguel) Vendrá RECONCILIAR (ellos) Reconciliarán IR (la clase) Irá ESTUDIAR (nosotros) Estudiaremos HACER (mis amigos) Harán PODER (Ud.) Podrá SEMBRAR (el hombre) Sembrará COMER (la familia) Comerá SABER (mi novio y yo) Sabremos SER (tú) Serás VOLUNTAR (yo) Voluntaré