Future Tense
The "future" tense is formed using the formula below:
infinitive form of verb + future tense ending = future tense
For an (ar) verb, 'future tense ending' = é, ás, á, emos, án
The future conjugation of caminar (to walk) is shown below:
| yo |  caminaré |
(I will walk) |
| tú | caminarás |
(you will walk) |
| Ud./él/ella | caminará |
(you/he/she will walk) |
| nosotros (as) | caminaremos |
(we will walk) |
| vosotros (as) | caminaréis |
(you guys will walk) |
| Uds./ellos/ellas | caminarán |
(you all/they will walk) |
Footnote: yo = I, tú = you (informal), usted (Ud.) = you (formal), él = he, ella = she, nosotros = we (males/mixed group), nosotras = we (females), vosotros = you guys (informal, males/mixed group), vosotras = you guys (informal, females), ellos = they (males/mixed group), ellas = they(females), ustedes (Uds.) = you all (formal)
Now let's look at an (er) verb. The verb meaning (to run) in Spanish is correr. We add the proper endings and display the future tense forms of the verb correr in the table below.
| yo | correré |
(I will run) |
| tú | correrás |
(you will run) |
| Ud./él/ella | correrá |
(you/he/she will run) |
| nosotros (as) | correremos |
(we will run) |
| vosotros (as) | correréis |
(you guys will run) |
| Uds./ellos/ellas | correrán |
(you all/they will run) |
Now let's look at an (ir) verb. The verb meaning (to write) in Spanish is escribir. We add the proper endings and display the future tense forms of the verb escribir in the table below.
| yo | escribiré |
(I will write) |
| tú | escribirás |
(you will write) |
| Ud./él/ella | escribirá |
(you/he/she will write) |
| nosotros (as) | escribiremos |
(we will write) |
| vosotros (as) | escribiréis |
(you guys will write) |
| Uds./ellos/ellas | escribirán |
(you all/they will write) |
The ending is identical for all regular Spanish verbs in the Future Tense. See the table below.
Future Tense Endings for (ar), (er) and (ir) verbs
| ar verbs | er verbs | ir verbs | |
| yo | é | é | é |
| tú | ás | ás | ás |
| Ud./él/ella | á | á | á |
| nosotros | emos | emos | emos |
| vosotros | éis | éis | éis |
| Uds./ellos/ellas | án | án | án |
Future Tense in Spanish
16. FUTURO SIMPLE – Spanish Future Tense - FUTUR SIMPLE
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