Conjugating Verbs in the Future Tense

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ConjugatingVerbs in the Future Tense
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The Future Tense

• The future tense is used to indicate an action
  that will, shall, or is going to take place.
• ieI will clean my room tomorrow.
• Yo limpiaré mi cuarto mañana.

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The Future Tense
2. The future tense is also used to express
possibility or probability in the present. ieI
wonder what time it is? Qué hora será? (Hint
probability expressed in a question is usually
translated as wonder and in a statement is
translated as probably)
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The Future Tense
By using the future tense to talk about
the present, you are signaling that what you say
is a guess about something that you do not know.
If you use the future tense in a question about
the present, you are asking the other person to
guess an answer they are not expected to
know. (to someone wearing a watch) Qué hora
es? present tense (to someone not wearing a
watch) Qué hora será?
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Steps to conjugate in the Future

• The stem is the entire infinitive.
• ie...hablar, comer, vivir
• 2. Add the regular future endings.
• ie...é emos
• ás éis
• á án
• (hint same as endings for present tense endings
  for HABER plus accents)

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Irregular Verbs
These verbs generally fall into three
categories 1. those that add an R, 2. those that
add a DR, and 3. those that just have special
stems.
1.caber cabr- 2.salir saldr- 1.saber sabr-
2.tener tendr- 1.haber habr- 2.valer valdr-
1.poder podr- 2.venir vendr- 1.querer querr-
3.decir dir- 2.poner pondr- 3.hacer har-
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Irregular Verbs
These verbs have irregular stems but regular
endings in the future tense (hint memorize the
stem to one form and you will have them all)
caber cabr- querer querr- decir dir- saber sabr
- haber habr- salir saldr- hacer har- tener te
ndr- poder podr- valer valdr- poner pondr- venir
vendr-
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Sentence Examples

• Hablaré con mi hermana mañana.
• I will talk with my sister tomorrow.
• Juan bailará el lunes.
• Juan will dance on Monday.
• Tomaremos los refrescos a la fiesta.
• We will drink the sodas at the party.

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Sentence Examples (Cont.)

• Limpiarán la casa el martes.
• They will clean the house on Tuesday.
• Tendrás hambre ahora.
• You are probably hungry now.
• Qué hora será ahora?
• I wonder what time it is now?

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Practice Conjugating
Conjugate the following verbs in the
future tense estudiar hablar sacar poner vivir
escribir manejar leer decir
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Additional Reinforcement
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