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The future tense
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As well as ir a + infinitive, Spanish has a one-word future tense: hablaré = I will speak. Foundation needs the singular forms; plural forms are Higher.
Formation
Keep the whole infinitive and add the ending. All verbs share the same endings.
Irregular stems
Same endings, different stem:
tener: tendré, hacer: haré, poder: podré, poner: pondré.
hay: habrá = there will be.
Higher adds saber: sabré, querer: querré, venir: vendré, decir: diré, salir: saldré.
tener: tendré, hacer: haré, poder: podré, poner: pondré.
hay: habrá = there will be.
Higher adds saber: sabré, querer: querré, venir: vendré, decir: diré, salir: saldré.
Using it
Time phrases: mañana, el año que viene, en el futuro, la semana próxima.
Ir is regular in this tense: iré = I will go.
El año que viene iré a Perú.
Ir is regular in this tense: iré = I will go.
El año que viene iré a Perú.
Translate: Next year I will have more free time.
- next year = el año que viene
- I will have: tener is irregular, tendr- + é = tendré
- free time = tiempo libre
Answer: El año que viene tendré más tiempo libre.
Future = infinitive + é, ás, á (plural: emos, éis, án). Irregular stems: tendr-, har-, podr-, pondr-; habrá = there will be.
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