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The. Future Tenses. in. Spanish. There are two tenses that you can use: The (Near) Future The Future . The Immediate Future Tense. In English: I am going to play. The Immediate Future Tense is formed by using. The verb ir. + a. + infinitive. voy vas va vamos vais van. jugar
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The Future Tenses in Spanish
There are two tenses that you can use: The (Near) Future The Future
The Immediate Future Tense In English: I am going to play The Immediate Future Tense is formed by using The verb ir + a + infinitive voy vas va vamos vais van jugar comer vivir a Therefore voy a jugar = I am going to play vamos a comer = We are going to eat Van a vivir = They are going to live
Mirar = to watch Vender = to sell Subir = to climb voy vamos vas vais va van You (familar) are going to sell Vas a vender He is going to climb Va a subir Have a go at these They are going to watch Van a mirar I am going to climb Voy a subir We are going to sell Vamos a vender You (pl. formal) are going to watch Van a mirar
The Future Tense In English: I will play I will be playing The Future Tense is formed by using infinitive ending + Recibiré = He will drink = Beberemos = Recibirán= Hablarán = Hablaré = é hablar beber recibir ás Beberá I will speak They will speak You (pl) will receive We will drink I will receive á emos éis án
What makes the Future Tense easy to use ? All infinitives use the same endings. What makes the Future Tense more tricky ? There are 12 irregular verbs in the Future Tense
Irregular Verbs in the Future Tense: to fit * Tener means to own or to possess. You will use this verb a lot. Haber is an auxiliary or “helping” verb. You will use it very rarely. caber decir haber hacer poder poner querer saber salir tener valer venir cabr dir habr har podr pondr querr sabr saldr tendr valdr vendr to say / tell The endings are the same as for the regular verbs, but a future stem is used instead of the infinitive. to have* to do / make to be able to put to want to know (a fact) to go out to have* to be worth to come
Some practice…… He will know We will say You (sg) will have They will be able You (pl) will go out caber decir haber hacer poder poner querer saber salir tener valer venir cabr dir habr har podr pondr querr sabr saldr tendr valdr vendr sabrá diremos tendrás podrán saldréis
Now have a go at the exercises to check your understanding. So that’s how the Future Tenses work. Don’t forget to put examples of the Future Tenses in your Speaking and Writing !