El Tiempo

Futuro
Group Members: Faith Mohammed, Suraiya
Mohammed, Janelle Mahabir, Shravani Boodoo,
Alyssa Hosein
When do we use the Future Tense?
The future tense is used to refer to situations in the future and
predictions.

TRIGGER WORDS FOR FUTURE TENSE ARE:

Mañana-Tomorrow
Pasado mañana-The day after tomorrow
El fin de semana-At the weekend
El domingo-On Sunday
La semana que viene-Next week
En diciembre-In December
La próxima vez-Next time
De aquí a cinco años-In five years’ time
En cuanto pueda-As soon as I can
Cuando sea mayor-When I’m older
Nunca-Never
Un día-One day
 How to form the Future Tense?
To conjugate the Future Tense , you simply add on the respective endings to the
infinitive of the verb.

NOTE: Compared to other tenses, in the future tense the endings remain the same
for AR- ending verbs, ER-endings and IR-endings

AR ER IR

YO é é é

TU ás ás ás

EL/ELLA á á á

NOSOTROS emos emos emos

ELLOS/ELLAS án án án
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE (WITH IR)
The verb Ir means to go in spanish. When this verb is conjugated and paired with
( a + infinitive) can be used to describe an action that one will be going to do in
the future.

CONJUGATION OF IR
YO VOY
TU VAS
EL/ELLA VA
NOSOTROS VAMOS
ELLOS/ELLAS VAN

EXAMPLE
YO VOY A ESTUDIAR MAÑANA - I AM GOING TO STUDY TOMORROW
 Applications Of the Future Tense
The following are sentences applying the future tense:
1. Voy a hacer mis tareas manana- I am going to do my
homework
2. Llegan en el tren de las once- They are arriving on the
eleven o’clock train
3. Me levantaré temprano- I’ll get up early
4. Yo viajaré con Edward por España. -I will travel with
Edward through Spain.
The World Of Irregulars in Future Tense

When forming irregular verbs in future tense you combine:

The stem + the appropriate verb ending = Future tense
EXAMPLE: THE STEM FOR TENER IS TENDR
THEREFORE TO SAY I WILL HAVE ITS YO TENDR + É = TENDRÉ
 THE VERB THE STEM

Tener (To Have) Tendr-

Decir (To Say) Dir-

Saber (To Know) Sabr-

Some Of
Hacer (To Do/Make) Har-
These
Irregular
Haber (To Have) Habr-
Stem
Poder (Can, To Be Able To) Podr
changing
Poner (To Put) Pondr- verbs are
Querer (To Want) Querr-

Salir (To Leave, Go Out) Saldr-

Valer (To Be Worth) Valdr-

Venir (To Come) Vendr-

 Applications Of the Future Tense with the
Irregulars
The following are sentences applying the future tense:
1. Mañana ya sabremos los resultados del examen- Tomorrow
we will know the results of the exam
2. Este vestido no te cabrá- This dress will not fit you
3. Ustedes vendrán conmigo- You will come with me
4. ¿No querrá venir a cenar con nosotros?- Won't you come for
dinner with us?