Conjugating Verbs in the Future Tense
The Future Tense 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. By: Cortney McGerty & Melisa Monarch
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”) By: Cortney McGerty & Melisa Monarch
Steps to conjugate in the Future The stem is the entire infinitive. ie...hablar, comer, vivir 2. Add the regular future endings. ie...é emos ás éis á án (hint – same as endings for present tense endings for HABER plus accents) By: Cortney McGerty & Melisa Monarch
Irregular Verbs caber cabr- querer querr- decir dir- saber sabr- 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 cabr- querer querr- decir dir- saber sabr- haber habr- salir saldr- hacer har- tener tendr- poder podr- valer valdr- poner pondr- venir vendr-
Irregular Verbs 1.saber sabr- 2.tener tendr- 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 cabr- 2.salir saldr- 1.saber sabr- 2.tener tendr- 1.haber habr- 2.valer valdr- 1.poder podr- 2.venir vendr- 1.querer querr- 3.decir dir- 2.poner pondr- 3.hacer har-
Sentence Examples I will talk with my sister tomorrow. 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?
Additional Reinforcement
poner (yo) pondré Practice Conjugating Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense: poner (yo) pondré
sacar (él) sacará Practice Conjugating Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense: sacar (él) sacará
cocinar (ellas) cocinarán Practice Conjugating Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense: cocinar (ellas) cocinarán
decir (nosotros) diremos Practice Conjugating Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense: decir (nosotros) diremos
pensar (tú) pensarás Practice Conjugating Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense: pensar (tú) pensarás
hacer (yo) haré Practice Conjugating Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense: hacer (yo) haré
trabajar (tú) trabajarás Practice Conjugating Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense: trabajar (tú) trabajarás
escribir (ella) escribirá Practice Conjugating Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense: escribir (ella) escribirá
querer (nosotros) querremos Practice Conjugating Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense: querer (nosotros) querremos