The Future Tense

You need to use the Future Tense to help you

achieve a Grade C and above.

There are 2 future tenses in Spanish, as there are in English…

I will…(do something)
I am going to …(do something)

Read through this Powerpoint, write notes into your exercise

book and complete all of the exercises.
The Near Future

The near future allows you to talk about the future using the structure “ir +
infinitive”. It is the English equivalent of “I am going to…”

These are the parts of ‘ir’ = to go….

Person The part of ‘Ir’

 
I Voy
You (singular) Vas
He/she/it Va + the infinitive (a whole verb)
We Vamos (eg. comer = to eat)
You (plural) Vais
They Van

EXAMPLES….
1. Voy a jugar al fútbol =
2. Va a jugar al fútbol =
3. Vamos a estudiar el arte
4. Van a estudiar el arte =
I am going to play football
he / she is going to play football
= we are going to study art
they are going to study art
 ¡A practicar! Translate the sentences into Spanish using
the FUTURE tense

1. I’m going to write a letter_________________________________________

2. He is going to play football ________________________________________
3. We are going to listen to music ____________________________________
4. Are you (sing.) going to watch television? ____________________________
5. They are going to eat paella. _______________________________________
6. I am going to go to university _______________________________________
7. She is going to study Spanish _______________________________________
8. It is going to be fun _______________________________________________
9. We are going to travel by plane _____________________________________
10. I am going to eat more vegetables __________________________________
 ¡A practicar! Translate the sentences into English

1. Voy a hablar con mi profesor_________________________________________

2. Va a comprar un coche nuevo________________________________________
3. Vamos a celebrar tu cumpleaños______________________________________
4. ¿Qué vas a hacer después de tus examenes?____________________________
5. Van a mandar mensajes ____________________________________________
6. Voy a escribir una carta_____________________________________________
7. Ella va a trabajar en un teatro________________________________________
8. Voy a leer un libro en francés ________________________________________
9. Vamos a beber una botella de agua____________________________________
10. Va a ser una experiencia maravillosa__________________________________
Simple Future

The simple future allows you to talk about what you will do in the future.

This is an easy tense to remember as the same endings get added to all the infinitives.

Person Whole verb ending in -ar-er-ir

 
I whole verb + -é
You (singular) whole verb + -ás
He/she/it whole verb + -á
We whole verb + -emos
You (plural) whole verb + -éis
They whole verb + -an

Estudiar = the whole verb (to study) then add the appropriate ending

EXAMPLES….
1. Estudiaré el chino = I will study Chinese
2. Viajará por todo el mundo = He / she will travel around the world
3. Trabajaremos con niños = We will work with children
4. Verán una película en español = they will watch a Spanish film
 ¡A practicar! Translate the sentences into Spanish using
the FUTURE tense

So, look up the verb ‘to talk’ and add the appropriate ending for ‘her’

1. I will talk to my sister. _____________________________________________

2. He will study Spanish. _____________________________________________
3. We will go to Mexico. _____________________________________________
4. Will you (sing.) live in England? _____________________________________
5. They will drink wine.______________________________________________
6. I will probably stay at Arnold. _______________________________________
7. I think I will look for a job as a nurse. _________________________________
8. I will live in Blackpool forever._______________________________________
9. Anis and Bliss will get married (casarse) in ten years.
_________________________________________________________________
10. Fiona will perhaps live in Spain. (quizás = perhaps)
_________________________________________________________________
 ¡A practicar! Translate the sentences into English

TO HELP: Work backwards! Look at the ending to identify the person, then remove
the ending to find the verb

1. Iré a Francia para las vacaciones_____________________________________

2. Vivirá con su abuela ______________________________________________
3. Cantarán una canción de JLS________________________________________
4. Beberemos mucho _______________________________________________
5. Compraré unos regalos para mis amigos_______________________________
6. ¿Visitarás al museo Prado en Madrid?_________________________________
7. Buscaré trabajo como periodista _____________________________________
8. Me levantaré a las 5.30 – qué horror_______________________________________
9. En dos años terminaré mis Alevels _________________________________________
10. En el futuro descancarán más ___________________________________________
There are, however, some irregular verbs:
Write them down in your book
.
 TRANSLATE: this is a mixtures of the two future tenses!

El Futuro Inmediato El Futuro

Simple
1. I am going to play 11. I will play

2. You (s) are going to live 12. You (s) will live

3. We are going to read 13. We will read

4. They are going to make 14. They will make

5. You (pl) are going to be 15. You (pl) will be

6. He is going to have 16. He will have

7. I am going to listen 17. I will listen

8. We are going to write 18. We will write

9. They are going to study 19. They will study

10. You (s) are going to travel 20. You will travel