Grammatical Future Tense Formation - Tiempo Futuro, Formación Gramatical
Intermediate III
33. Gramatical Future Tense
Formation (English)
In Spanish
as in English, we express events that are going to happen using a specific form
of the verb. There are two ways of expressing the future. The more colloquial
form using the verb “to go”, which is the equivalent to the
English “going to…” (Ex: I am going to study = yo voy a estudiar) and with the less colloquial future tense,
the equivalent to the English verbs preceded by “will” (Ex. I will study later).
This lesson explains the latter.
This lesson
includes information on:
- Future Tense Formation of
Regular Verbs
- Related Vocabulary
1. Future Tense Formation of Regular Verbs
The Future
Tense is used to express:
- What will happen in the future. For example, “I will play soccer tomorrow.”
- What is uncertain or probable now. For example, “He is probably at the library.”
The future
for regular verbs is formed with the infinitive + the ending.
Differently
from other tenses, the endings for future are the same, regardless of the
infinitive ending in –ar, -er
or -ir.
Here is a
conjugation example of a regular verb with an "ar"
ending.
|
Spanish |
Spanish |
English |
|
Subject |
Infinitive: Hablar
(to speak) |
|
|
Yo |
hablaré |
I will
speak |
|
Tú |
hablarás |
You will
speak |
|
Usted/él/ella |
hablará |
You
(formal)/He/She will speak |
|
Nosotros |
hablaremos |
We will
speak |
|
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas |
hablarán |
You
(plural) will speak/They will speak |
Here is a
conjugation example of a regular verb with an "er"
ending.
|
Spanish |
Spanish |
English |
|
Subject |
Infinitive: Comer (to eat) |
|
|
Yo |
comeré |
I will
eat |
|
Tú |
comerás |
You will
eat |
|
Usted/él/ella |
comerá |
You
(formal)/He/She will eat |
|
Nosotros |
comeremos |
We will
eat |
|
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas |
comerán |
You
(plural) will eat/They will eat |
Here is a
conjugation example of a regular verb with an "ir"
ending.
|
Spanish |
Spanish |
English |
|
Subject |
Infinitive: Vivir
(to live) |
|
|
Yo |
viviré |
I will
live |
|
Tú |
vivirás |
You will
live |
|
Usted/él/ella |
vivirá |
You (formal)/He/She
will live |
|
Nosotros |
viviremos |
We will
live |
|
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas |
vivirán |
You
(plural) will live/They will live |
2.
Related Vocabulary
|
Spanish |
English |
|
Hablar |
To speak |
|
Yo hablaré |
I will
speak |
|
Tú hablarás |
You
(informal) will speak |
|
Ud./él/ella hablará |
You
(formal)/he/she will speak |
|
Nosotros hablaremos |
We will
speak |
|
Uds./ellos/ellas hablarán |
You
(plural)/they will speak |
|
Pintar |
To paint |
|
Limpiar |
To clean |
|
Excavar |
To dig |
|
Plantar |
To plant |
|
Regar |
To water |
|
Cortar la grama |
To mow
the lawn |
|
Llenar |
To fill |
|
Cortar |
To chop,
cut |
|
Empujar |
To push |
|
Palear |
To shovel |
|
Raspar |
To scrape |
|
Cargar |
To carry |
|
Planchar |
To iron |
|
Pagar |
To pay |
|
Pelar |
To peel |
|
Rebanar |
To slice |
|
Picar |
To chop |
|
Cocinar a vapor |
To steam |
|
Asar |
To broil |
|
Hornear |
To bake |
|
Ordenar |
To order |
|
Comer |
To eat |
|
Yo comeré |
I will
eat |
|
Tú comerás |
You
(informal) will eat |
|
Ud./él/ella comerá |
You
(formal)/he/she will eat |
|
Nosotros comeremos |
We will
eat |
|
Uds./ellos/ellas comerán |
You
(plural)/they will eat |
|
Recoger |
To pick |
|
Revolver |
To stir |
|
Moler |
To grind |
|
Romper |
To break |
|
Barrer |
To sweep |
|
Coser |
To sew |
|
Vivir |
To live |
|
Yo viviré |
I will
live |
|
Tú vivirás |
You
(informal) will live |
|
Ud./él/ella vivirá |
You
(formal)/he/she will live |
|
Nosotros viviremos |
We will
live |
|
Uds./ellos/ellas vivirán |
You
(plural)/they will live |
|
Batir |
To beat |
|
Freír |
To fry |
|
Hervir |
To boil |
|
Servir |
To serve |
|
Abrir |
To open |
|
Partir |
To leave,
to separate (fruit) |
|
Pulir |
To polish |
|
Sacudir |
To shake |
|
El restaurante |
Restaurant |
|
El cocinero |
Cook |
|
El mesero/camarero |
Waiter |
|
El Menú |
Menu |
|
La silla para niños |
High
chair |
|
El refresco |
Soft
drink |
|
El azúcar |
Sugar |
|
La cuenta |
Check |
|
El té |
Tea |
|
El sándwich |
|
|
La salsa
de tomate |
Ketchup |
|
El delantal |
Apron |
|
El vino |
Wine |
|
El vino tinto |
Red wine |
|
El corcho |
|
|
La botella de licor |
Liquor |
|
La barra |
Bar |
|
El asiento |
Bar stool |
|
El cenicero |
Ashtray |
|
Los fósforos |
Matches |
|
El encendedor |
Lighter |
|
El cigarro |
Cigarette |
|
La bandeja |
Tray |