Conjugating Verbs in the Future Tense The Future

Conjugating Verbs in the Future Tense

The Future Tense 1. 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.

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”)

Steps to conjugate in the Future 1. 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)

Irregular Verbs 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 decirdirhaber hacer poder poner cabrharpodrpondr- querer querrsaber sabrsalir saldrtenertendrvalervaldrvenir vendr-

Irregular Verbs 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 2. tener tendr 2. valer valdr 2. venir vendr- 1. saber 1. haber 1. poder 1. querer 2. poner sabrhabrpodrquerrpondr- 3. decir 3. hacer dirhar-

Sentence Examples • 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.

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?

Additional Reinforcement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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