The future tense: iré, jugaré

As well as voy a + infinitive, Spanish has a one-word future tense: jugaré = I will play. It is a great way to impress at GCSE.

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Regular verbs

Keep the whole infinitive and add the endings. They are the same for -ar, -er and -ir verbs, and all except nosotros have an accent.
Pronounjugarcomervivir
yojugarécomeréviviré
tújugaráscomerásvivirás
él / ella / ustedjugarácomerávivirá
nosotros / nosotrasjugaremoscomeremosviviremos
vosotros / vosotrasjugaréiscomeréisviviréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesjugaráncomeránvivirán

Irregular stems

The endings are the normal ones. Ir is regular in the future: iré, irás, irá...
InfinitiveFuture stemyo form
tenertendr-tendré (I will have)
hacerhar-haré (I will do)
salirsaldr-saldré (I will go out)
poderpodr-podré (I will be able to)
decirdir-diré (I will say)
venirvendr-vendré (I will come)

Using it

El año que viene iré a España. = Next year I will go to Spain.
Both voy a ir and iré talk about the future.
Si + present, then future: Si hace sol, iremos a la playa. = If it is sunny, we will go to the beach.
Worked example

Translate: In the future I will go to university and I will have a dog.

  1. In the future: en el futuro.
  2. I will go to university: iré a la universidad (ir + é).
  3. I will have a dog: tendré un perro (irregular stem tendr-).

Answer: En el futuro iré a la universidad y tendré un perro.

Key idea

Future = infinitive + é, ás, á, emos, éis, án. Irregular stems: tendr-, har-, saldr-, podr-, dir-, vendr-. Si + present, then future.

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  1. Complete: Mañana yo ___ (comer) en un restaurante.

    1. comí
    2. comía
    3. comería
    4. comeré
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    Answer: comeré

    Infinitive + é: comeré.

  2. Complete: Ellos ___ (trabajar) en Londres.

    1. trabajaran
    2. trabajan
    3. trabajaron
    4. trabajarán
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    Answer: trabajarán

    Infinitive + án.

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