1. T HE FUTURE TENSE

2. F UTURE T ENSE E NDINGS To say what will or will not happen in the future, use the future tense. Add these future tense endings to the infinitive form of the verb. é, ás, á, emos, éis, án EstarVerIr YoEstaréVeréIré TuEstarásVerásIrás Ud, el, ellaEstaráVeráIrá NosotrosEstaremosVeremosIremos VosotrosEstaréisVeréisIréis Uds, ellos, ellas EstaránVeránIrán

3. T O FORM THE FUTURE TENSE YOU DO WHAT TO THE VERB ? A. Drop the ar, er or ir B. Keep it in infinitive tense C. None of the above

4. T O SAY I WILL GO IN THE FUTURE TENSE, YOU WOULD SAY … A. Iran B. Iremos C. Ire

5. T O SAY T HEY WILL BE IN THE FUTURE TENSE, YOU WOULD SAY … A. estaras B. estare C. Estaran

6. E JEMPLOS Nos veremos mañana despues de desayunar. We will see each other tomorrow after eating breakfast. Estaremos listos para el examen de este capitulo. We will be ready for this chapter exam. Iré de compras después del colegio. I will go shopping after school.

7. I RREGULARS These verbs have an irregular stem in the future tense. To conjugate them, add regular future- tense endings to their stem. The future of hay is habrá (there will be). Decirdir-Ponerpondr-ValerValdr- Hacer har- Querer Querr- Venir Vendr- Poder Podr- Salir Saldr- Tener Tendr-

8. T HE FUTURE TENSE CONJUGATION FOR QUERER IF THE SUBJECT IS ELLA IS … A. querran B. querra C. querre

9. T HE FUTURE TENSE CONJUGATION FOR DECIR IF THE SUBJECT IS ELLOS IS … A. diran B. dira C. dire

10. A LSO USED TO … The future tense is also used to say what is probably true or likely to happen. Ana estará contenta porque esta aprendiendo a bucear. Ana must be happy because she’s learning to scuba dive.

11. EJEMPLOS En El Paso no podrás esquiar. Tendrás que ir a Nuevo México. In El Paso you won’t be able to ski. You’ll have to go to the New Mexico. Yo le diré que tendrá que ir a la oficina del colegio. I would tell him/her that he/she should go to the school’s office.