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:

Future Tense - caminar (example sentences) (full conjugation)
yo caminaré (I will walk)
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.

Future Tense - correr (example sentences) (full conjugation)
yo correré (I will run)
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.

Future Tense - escribir (example sentences) (full conjugation)
yo escribiré (I will write)
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
ás ás ás
Ud./él/ella á á á
nosotros emos emos emos
vosotros éis éis éis
Uds./ellos/ellas án án án

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