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The Future Indicative Tense

This Understanding-Spanish Grammar lesson covers the Future Indicative Tense for standard verbs. Similar to English, the Future Indicative Tense in Spanish is utilized:

1. To express a future action or condition.

Juan no hablar durante la misa.

(Juan will not speak in the course of the mass.)

2. To express something that is probable and phrased in a question.

Qu ser lo que te preocupas?

(What is bothering/preoccupying you?)

The conjugation pattern is normal. In contrast to other tenses, the future tense in Spanish is straightforward, as its ending is the identical in -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. Its conjugation is as follows:

Hablar (to have)

yo hablar (I will speak) nosotros hablaremos (we will speak)

t hablars (you will speak) ellos hablarn (they will speak)

l hablar (he will speak) ellas hablarn (they will speak)

ella hablar (she will speak) ustedes hablarn (they will speak)

usted hablar (you will speak)

Examples:

Ellos hablarn mucho del amor.

(They will speak a lot about enjoy.)

Durante la cena, hablar con mis tias de como cocinar bacalao.

(Throughout dinner, I will speak to my aunts about how to cook salted codfish.)

Beber (to drink)

yo beber (I will drink) nosotros beberemos (we will drink)

t bebers (you will drink) ellos bebern (they will drink)

l beber (he will drink) ellas bebern (they will drink)

ella beber (she will drink) ustedes bebern (they will drink)

usted beber (you will drink)

Examples:

Durante la fiesta Marcos beber mucho ron.

(In the course of the celebration, Marcos will almost certainly drink a lot of rum.

Los bebs bebern mucha leche.

(The babies will drink a lot of milk.)

Escribir (to compose)

yo escribir (I will publish) nosotros escribiremos (we will compose)

t escribirs (you will publish) ellos escribirn (they will create)

l escribir (he will write) ellas escribirn (they will publish)

ella escribir (she will create) ustedes escribirn (they will compose)

usted escribir (you will create)

Examples:

Escribir una gran novela.

(I will compose a great novel.)

En la universidad escribiremos muchos ensayos.

(In the university we will compose many essays.)

• • Notice how the above conjugations adhere to the very same pattern: , s, , emos, and n. farmacia

With this conjugation pattern in thoughts, right here are a handful of much more examples of the future tense for normal verbs:

Qu ser lo que me quiere decir Luis?

(What is it that Luis desires to inform me?)

Mis amigas y yo viajaremos al Per este verano.

(My friends and I will travel to Peru this summer.)

Regresaremos del Per en Agosto.

(We will return from Peru in August.)

S que nuestro viaje a Machu Pichu nos fascinar.

(I know that our trip to Machu Pichu will fascinate us.)

La madre de Josefa ir con nosotros.

(Josefa's mother will go with us.)

Cundo ser que me escribirn mis padres de sus vacaciones?

(When will my parents create to me about their trip?

Despus de su viaje, las mujeres volvern a Nueva York.

(After their trip, the females will return to New York.)

Now lets try a handful of workout routines. Translate the following into Spanish. The answers comply with the physical exercise.

1. This summer time I will travel to Europe.

2. Juana's loved ones will go to Santiago in April.

3. This course will teach us Spanish.

four. Roberto will be sad to leave his nation.

five. Someday, you will be a very good doctor.

6. Subsequent week, we will have an exam.

7. Enrique's parents will get a huge cake for his birthday.

eight. What is it that worries you?

9. What can this mean?

ten. Exactly where will you live next year?

1. Este verano viajar a Europa.

2. La familia de Juana ir a Santiago en Abril.

three. Este curso nos ensear el Espaol.

4. Roberto estar triste al salir de su pas.

5. Algn da, t sers un buen doctor.

6. La prxima semana, tendremos un examen.

7. Los padres de Enrique comprarn una torta grande para su cumpleaos.

8. Qu ser lo que te preocupas?

9. Qu ser lo que significa esto?

ten. Dnde vivirs el prximo ao?