1. El futuro

2. REPASO (review)
In Spanish 1, you learned to talk about things that will take place in the immediate future using the formula:
A form of the verb “ir” + a + infinitive
Example:
Voy a bailar en la fiesta.
I’m going to dance at the party
Vamos a ir a la playa.
We’re going to go to the beach.

3. However, there is a true future tense used to talk about things that will happen in the future.
To form the future tense of –ar, -er, and –ir verbs, add the appropriate endings to the infinitive*: Yo É Tú Ás
Él, ella, usted Á
Nosotros
Emos
Ustedes án

4. Have you ever heard the phrase, “Qué será, será” ?
It means, “What will be, will be.”
It is using the future tense it Spanish.

5. There are a two noticeable differences between the future tense and all of the other tenses you’ve learned:
1.) You don’t take the –ar,-er, or –ir off before conjugating.
2.) The conjugation is the same for all three types of verbs

6. Regular Future Tense Examples: To graduate=graduarse
I will graduate in May 2010.
Me graduaré en Mayo de 2010.
Vivir=to live
Will you live in North Carolina?
¿Vivirás en Carolina de Norte?

7. Regular Future Tense To make a living=ganarse
I will make a living as a lawyer
To be=ser
I will be an engineer.

8. ¡PRACTICAR!
Conjugate the following verbs in the future tense using the subject in parenthesis.
Bailar (yo)
Comer (tú)
Buscar (la chica)
Leer (Kayla)
Dibujar (Mateo y Derek)
cantar (Mi esposo y yo)

9. Bailar (yo) bailaré I will dance
Comer (tú) comerás You will eat
Leer (Kayla) leerá Kayla will read
Dibujar (Mateo y Derek) dibujarán Matt and Derek will draw
cantar (Mi esposo y yo) cantaremos My friend and I will sing

10. Los irregulares
As in all tenses in Spanish, there are some irregular future tense verbs. The good thing is they all end in “r” and use the same endings as regular future tense verbs.

11. Verb
Meaning
Future Stem
Caber
To fit
Cabr
Decir
To tell, say
Dir
Haber
There is, there are
Har
Oír
To hear
Oir*
Poder
to be able to, can
podr
Querer
To want, desire
querr
Reír
To laugh, to smile
Reir, sonreir*
Saber
To know
Sabr
Valer
To be worth
Valdr
Venir
To come
vendr
Hacer
To do, make
Salir
To leave
saldr

12. Verb
Meaning
Future Stem
Similarly-conjugated
verbs
Poner
To be able to, can
pondr
Componer
disponer
imponer
proponer
Reponerse
suponer
Tener
To have, to be
tendr
Contener
Detener
Mantener
Obetener
retener

13. Examples using irregular verbs:
I will make a lot of money.
Haré mucho dinero.
She will leave the states.
Saldrá de los estados.
We will be successful.
Tendremos exíto.
I will come home twice a year.
Vendré a casa dos veces cada año.