Download Future and Conditional Tenses

Future
Before learning to form the future it in English:
I will speak.
The future tense in English ALWAYS has the
word “will” (or “shall”). It can be abbeviated
“’ll” (“I’ll speak,” “she’ll speak,” etc.). As its
name indicates, it shows actions that have
not yet taken place but that will do so in the
future.
The stem for the future is the infinitive:
hablartrabajarmirar-
comerleervolver-
vivirescribirabrir-
Following are the endings for the future (-ar, -er, and –ir verbs):
-é
-ás
-á
-emos
-éis
-án
hablaré hablaremos comeré comeremos
hablarás hablaréis
comerás comeréis
hablará hablarán
comerá comerán
viviré viviremos
vivirás viviréis
vivirá vivirán
Note: the future endings, with the exception of
the “vosotros” ending, are the same as the
present perfect helping verb minus the “h”:
-é
-ás
-á
-emos
-éis
-án
he
has
ha
hemos
habéis
han
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Irregular Verbs
No verbs stem change in the future, and there are no
spell changes. However, there are several irregular
stems:
verbs where a d
replaces the i or e
salir
saldrvenir vendrponer pondrtener tendr-
verbs where the e
disappears
poder
querer
saber
haber
podrquerrsabrhabr-
verbs where two
letters disappear
decir dirhacer har-
One more little thing:
The future has a special use, besides it’s regular use.
“Juan estará aquí” can have two meanings:
Juan will be here.
Juan is probably here.
It all depends on context. But the long and short of it is that the future can
be translated
Present + probably OR future
When it’s translated with “probably,” we call it “the future of probability.”
A good example is if someone asks you what time it is. You don’t have a
watch, but you say, “Serán las cinco,” which means, “It’s probably 5:00.”
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