The future tense (el futuro simple) expresses actions that will happen. It's also used to express probability or conjecture about the present.
When to use it
Actions that will occur in the future
Mañana viajaré a Madrid
Tomorrow I will travel to Madrid
Making predictions
Lloverá esta tarde
It will rain this afternoon
Expressing wonder or probability in the present
¿Quién será?
I wonder who that is?
Regular endings
| -ar | -er | -ir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | -aré | -eré | -iré |
| tú | -arás | -erás | -irás |
| él | -ará | -erá | -irá |
| nos. | -aremos | -eremos | -iremos |
| vos. | -aréis | -eréis | -iréis |
| ellos | -arán | -erán | -irán |
Irregular verbs
Irregular Stems
Irregular Stem: Drop Vowel
Irregular Stem: vowel → d
Frequently asked
The future tense (el futuro simple) expresses actions that will happen. It's also used to express probability or conjecture about the present. The main cases are actions that will occur in the future, making predictions and expressing wonder or probability in the present. For example: Mañana viajaré a Madrid — Tomorrow I will travel to Madrid.
Regular verbs take: -ar: yo -aré, tú -arás, él -ará, nos. -aremos, vos. -aréis, ellos -arán; -er: yo -eré, tú -erás, él -erá, nos. -eremos, vos. -eréis, ellos -erán; -ir: yo -iré, tú -irás, él -irá, nos. -iremos, vos. -iréis, ellos -irán.
The most common ones are ser, estar, tener, hacer, poder, decir, haber and ir. Each has its own conjugation table with the full set of forms.
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