We already know how to use one form of the future in Spanish:

Near Future: ir + a + infinitive (going to verb)

A present tense form of the verb ir (to go) plus the preposition a plus an infinitive is often used as a substitute for the future tense in Spanish. The same phenomenon also occurs in English:

¿Vas a estudiar mañana? Are you going to study tomorrow?

No voy a hacer nada. I'm not going to do anything.

The endings for all verbs are: -é -emos-ás -éis-á -ánNote that every one except nosotros form requires a written accent The endings are the same for –ar, -er, and –ir verbs

Stem: Normally, infinitive is used as the stem

Ejemplos Hablar:

Hablaré hablaremos

Hablarás hablaréis

hablará hablarán

Comeré comeremos

comerás comeréis

comerá comerán

viviré viviremos

vivirás viviréis

vivirá vivirán

Saquen el libro azul

Completen pga 461, act 14

1. entenderán 2.serán 3.resultará 4. ayudarán 5. estarán 6. necesitaremos 7. visitarán 8. tratarán

decir: dir- to say (diré, dirás, dirá, diremos, diréis, dirán)

haber habr- there will be [impersonal] (habrá)

hacer har- to make, do (haré, harás, hará, haremos, haréis, harán)

poder podr- to be able (podré, podrás, podrá, podremos, podréis, podrán)

poner pondr- to put, place, set (pondré, pondrás, pondrá, pondremos, pondréis, pondrán)

querer querr- to want, love (querré, querrás, querrá, querremos, querréis, querrán)

saber sabr-_ to know [a fact], know how [+ infinitive] (sabré, sabrás, sabrá, sabremos ,sabréis, sabrán)

salir saldr- to leave, go out (saldré, saldrás, saldrá, saldremos, saldréis, saldrán)

tener tendr- to have (tendré, tendrás, tendrá, tendremos, tendréis, tendrán)

valer valdr-to be worth (valdré, valdrás, valdrá, valdremos, valdréis, valdrán)

venir vendr- to come (vendré, vendrás, vendrá, vendremos, vendréis, vendrán)

Enrique nos dirá la verdad. Enrique will tell us the truth.

¿Quiénes vendrán conmigo? Who will come with me?

Pondré la mesa en seguida. I'll set the table right away.

There are two main ways in which the future tense is used in Spanish:

 I. It indicates future time, the same as in English. ◦ Mañana saldremos para Madrid. Tomorrow we

will leave for Madrid. ◦ El lunes iré al hospital. I'll go to the hospital on

Monday.

II. The future tense is also used to indicate conjecture or probability in the present time. In English, expressions such as “probably”, “must”, “I/you think” are usually used rather than the future tense. ◦ ¿Dónde estará María? Where do you think Mary

is (right now)? ◦ Estará en casa. She is probably at home. ◦ Serán las ocho. It must be 8:00. (Or: It is probably

8:00, I think it's 8:00, etc.)