1. Conjugating regular and irregular verbs
Future Tense
Conjugating regular and irregular verbs

2. What is the future tense?
The future tense is the equivalent of will/shall plus a verb in the English language.
Example
I will make a cake.
will + make (verb)

3. Regular Verbs
The future tense is one of the simplest tenses, there is virtually nothing to do.
These simple steps will show you exactly how to conjugate all regular -ar,-er and –ir verbs.

4. The endings are the same for ALL -ar, -er and –ir verbs…
é emos ás
á án

5. The Steps: Step 1
Simply choose the verb that you wish to conjugate. Let’s choose hablar.

6. Step 2
Leave hablar in its “raw” state.

7. Step 3
3) Now add the future tense ending according to who will be speaking.
HABLAR
hablaré hablaremos
hablarás
hablará habláran

8. Now try an -er and an -ir verb.
Practice on Your Own
Now try an -er and an -ir verb.
COMER and ESCRIBIR
Hint: These verbs work exactly like the -ar verbs from the previous slide.

9. Practice Answers ¡Muy Bien! -ER COMER comeré comeremos
comerás
comerá comerán
-IR
ESCRIBIR
escribiré escribiremos
escribirás
escribirá escribirán
¡Muy Bien!

10. Irregulars
These verbs must be changed from their “raw” state, however the future tense endings (é, ás, á, emos, án) stay the same.

11. The Irregular Verbs decir (to speak) dir- hacer (to do, to make) har-
saber (to know a fact)
poder (to be able to)
poner (to put)
venir (to come)
tener (to have)
salir (to leave)
dir-
har-
sabr-
podr-
pondr-
vendr-
tendr-
saldr-

12. Try a Few!
Try conjugating a couple of irregular verbs. Let’s try HACER and TENER.

13. Try a Few! Excelente HACER haré haremos harás ------------ hará harán
TENER
tendré tendremos
tendrás
tendrá tendrán
Excelente

14. Review for Regular Verbs
Take the “raw” verb.
Conjugate accordingly using the future tense é, ás, á, emos, or án endings.

15. Review for Irregular Verbs
Take the irregular “raw” verb and stem change it.
Now, you simply conjugate appropriately with the future tense é, ás, á, emos, or án endings.