1. Conjugating Verbs in the Future Tense

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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-

6. 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-

7. 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.

8. 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?

9. Additional Reinforcement

10. poner (yo) pondré Practice Conjugating
Conjugate the following verbs in
the future tense:
poner (yo)
pondré

11. sacar (él) sacará Practice Conjugating
Conjugate the following verbs in
the future tense:
sacar (él)
sacará

12. cocinar (ellas) cocinarán Practice Conjugating
Conjugate the following verbs in
the future tense:
cocinar (ellas)
cocinarán

13. decir (nosotros) diremos Practice Conjugating
Conjugate the following verbs in
the future tense:
decir (nosotros)
diremos

14. pensar (tú) pensarás Practice Conjugating
Conjugate the following verbs in
the future tense:
pensar (tú)
pensarás

15. hacer (yo) haré Practice Conjugating Conjugate the following verbs in
the future tense:
hacer (yo)
haré

16. trabajar (tú) trabajarás Practice Conjugating
Conjugate the following verbs in
the future tense:
trabajar (tú)
trabajarás

17. escribir (ella) escribirá Practice Conjugating
Conjugate the following verbs in
the future tense:
escribir (ella)
escribirá

18. querer (nosotros) querremos Practice Conjugating
Conjugate the following verbs in
the future tense:
querer (nosotros)
querremos