The Future Tense
I. Intro
In this lesson, we will talk about the future. We’ve already learned a few useful ways to express future time – ir + a, or simply using the simple present tense for a future meaning (just like we do in English). Now we’re going to learn the form that corresponds to the use of the word “will” in English. It’s called the future simple tense, and we use it when we are not so sure if something *will* happen.II. Form
Forming the future simple is easy. Take the infinitive verb and add the following endings:-é | -emos |
-ás | |
-a | -án |
Examples:
HABLAR | COMER | VIVIR |
hablaré | comeré | viviré |
hablarás | comerás | vivirás |
hablará | comerá | vivirá |
hablaremos | comeremos | viviremos |
hablarán | comerán | vivirán |
The future verb endings never change - they are exactly the same for every verb. There are, however, 12 irregular future infinitive stems: