{"id":2881,"date":"2022-11-17T05:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escuela-hablamos.com\/?p=2881"},"modified":"2022-11-15T10:54:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T10:54:57","slug":"future-forms-how-to-talk-about-the-future-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escuela-hablamos.com\/en\/future-forms-how-to-talk-about-the-future-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Future forms \u2013 How to talk about the future in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s fairly f\u00e1cil (easy) once you understand how to form the tense, so let\u2019s have a look together!<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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Knowing how to talk about el futuro <\/b>(<\/i>the future<\/i><\/b>) <\/i>in any language is obviously very important. Without it, you won\u2019t be able to discuss your future plans for studying Spanish<\/b><\/a>, or tell anyone about all the great adventures you\u2019ve got planned! When speaking Spanish<\/b>, we need to learn the main ways of forming sentences about the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>

El futuro simple<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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Ver Type<\/td>\nEndings<\/td>\nEnglish Pronoun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-AR
\nHablar
\nHablar
\nHablar
\nHablar
\nHablar
\nHablar<\/td>\n		–
\n\u00e9
\n\u00e1s
\n\u00e1
\nemos
\n\u00e9is
\n\u00e1n<\/td>\n		–
\nI
\nYou
\nHe, she, you (polite), it
\nWe
\nYou plural
\nThey, you (plural polite)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-ER
\nVender
\nVender
\nVender
\nVender
\nVender
\nVender<\/td>\n		–
\n\u00e9
\n\u00e1s
\n\u00e1
\nemos
\n\u00e9is
\n\u00e1n<\/td>\n		–
\nI
\nYou
\nHe, she, you (polite), it
\nWe
\nYou plural
\nThey, you (plural polite)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-IR
\nVivir
\nVivir
\nVivir
\nVivir
\nVivir
\nVivir<\/td>\n		–
\n\u00e9
\n\u00e1s
\n\u00e1
\nemos
\n\u00e9is
\n\u00e1n<\/td>\n		–
\nI
\nYou
\nHe, she, you (polite), it
\nWe
\nYou plural
\nThey, you (plural polite)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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This is the main way of expressing future ideas <\/b>in Spanish when we want to speak about the future in general terms<\/b>, or to say what is going to happen in the future without specifying an exact time<\/b>. You probably remember from some of our other blogs on the Hablamos<\/b> site that there are three main types of verbs in Spanish – -ar, -er <\/b>and \u2013ir<\/b> endings. To form the futuro simple<\/b>, we take el infinitive <\/b>(<\/i>the infinitive<\/i><\/b>)<\/i> of the verb and add the following endings directly onto it.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it! So now you can start making sentences in the future in Spanish like these examples below:<\/p>\n

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Hablaremos del tema m\u00e1s tarde porque ahora no es el momento \u2013 <\/i>We\u2019ll talk about that topic later because now isn\u2019t the time<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Vivir\u00e9 mucho tiempo en Madrid \u2013 <\/i>I will live in Madrid for a long time<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Vender\u00e1 el coche en alg\u00fan momento \u2013<\/i> He\/She will sell the car at some point<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But, like with all tenses when learning Spanish<\/b>, or any other language, there are exceptions<\/b>. A lot of the most useful <\/b>verbs are actually irregular<\/b> in the futuro simple<\/b>. Here are the most common ones:<\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
IRREGULAR VERB STEMS (ENDINGS ARE SAME AS IN PREVIOUS TABLE)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dir (decir) To say
\nhar (hacer) To do\/make
\npodr (poder) To be able to
\npondr (poner) To put
\nquerr (querer) To want
\nsabr (saber) To know<\/td>\n		saldr (salir) To leave\/go out
\ntendr (tener) To have
\nvendr (venir) To come
\nhabr (haber) To have\/Auxiliary verb
\ncabr (caber) To fit
\nvaldr (valer) To be worth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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With the irregular verbs, you still put on the same endings<\/b> as with regular ones. For example:<\/p>\n

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Ma\u00f1ana vendr\u00e1 mi hermana e iremos al cine \u2013 My sister is coming tomorrow and we\u2019re going to the cinema<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Tendr\u00e1n mucho curro al abrir la nueva tienda \u2013 They\u2019ll have a lot of work when the new shop opens<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s all there is to it! Now you can explain yourself and your future plans in Spanish with ease! There\u2019s also another future form which we need to have a little look at too, so let\u2019s continue.<\/p>\n

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Ir + a + infinitivo<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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This construction is going to allow you to talk about things in the future that are happening almost immediately<\/b>, or which are going to happen fairly soon<\/b>. It\u2019s a bit like \u201cGoing to\u201d<\/i><\/b> in English to give you an idea of a near equivalent. Here\u2019s a table to show you the construction and a few examples.<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
IR<\/td>\n+ A<\/td>\n+ INFINITIVE<\/td>\nTO GO<\/td>\n+ INFINITIVE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voy<\/td>\na<\/td>\nhablar<\/td>\nI am going<\/td>\nto speak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vas<\/td>\na<\/td>\nvender<\/td>\nYou are going<\/td>\nto sell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Va<\/td>\na<\/td>\nvivir<\/td>\nHe\/she is going<\/td>\nto live<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vamos<\/td>\na<\/td>\nnadar<\/td>\nWe are going<\/td>\nto swim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vais<\/td>\na<\/td>\nver<\/td>\nYou (pl) are going<\/td>\nto see<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Van<\/td>\na<\/td>\nllegar<\/td>\nThey are going<\/td>\nto arrive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Seriously, it really is that easy! You simply replace the verbo <\/b>(<\/i>verb<\/i><\/b>)<\/i> in the infinitive column with whichever other one you want to say. No exceptions, no strange spelling changes, nada de nada <\/b>(<\/i>nothing at all<\/i><\/b>)<\/i>.<\/p>\n

The only thing left to do now is to learn the endings<\/b>, memorise the exceptions<\/b> and start speaking Spanish<\/b> to make sure you get lots of practice in talking about the future. Here at Hablamos<\/b> we can give you lots of opportunities to practise this, and other, grammar points in our fun, interactive presential and online classes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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