Future. Before learning to form the future it in English: I will speak. The future tense in English ALWAYS has the word “will” (or “shall”). It can be.

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1 Future

2 Before learning to form the future it in English: I will speak. The future tense in English ALWAYS has the word “will” (or “shall”). It can be abbeviated “’ll” (“I’ll speak,” “she’ll speak,” etc.). As its name indicates, it shows actions that have not yet taken place but that will do so in the future.

3 The stem for the future is the infinitive: hablar-comer-vivir- trabajar-leer-escribir- mirar-volver-abrir- Following are the endings for the future (-ar, -er, and –ir verbs): -é-emos -ás-éis -á-án hablaré hablaremos comeré comeremos viviré viviremos hablarás hablaréis comerás comeréis vivirás viviréis hablará hablarán comerá comerán vivirá vivirán

4 Note: the future endings, with the exception of the “vosotros” ending, are the same as the present perfect helping verb minus the “h”: -é-emos -ás-éis -á-án hehemos hashabéis hahan

5 Click here to go to a brief practice exercise.here

6 Irregular Verbs No verbs stem change in the future, and there are no spell changes. However, there are several irregular stems: verbs where a d verbs where the everbs where two replaces the i or e disappearsletters disappear salir saldr- poder podr- decir dir- venir vendr- querer querr- hacer har- poner pondr- saber sabr- tener tendr- haber habr-

7 One more little thing: The future has a special use, besides it’s regular use. “Juan estará aquí” can have two meanings: Juan will be here. Juan is probably here. It all depends on context. But the long and short of it is that the future can be translated Present + probably OR future When it’s translated with “probably,” we call it “the future of probability.” A good example is if someone asks you what time it is. You don’t have a watch, but you say, “Serán las cinco,” which means, “It’s probably 5:00.”

8 Click here to go to a brief practice exercise.here Click here to go to your homework.here