| What
do you say in Spanish to get the point across that someone
is going to do something? |
To
make a statement in the future in Spanish, you use
the counterpart of "going to," which is
"ir a." |
| That
would be "to go" + "to." |
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Reference
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Subject
Pronouns |
| yo |
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| tú*
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*In
some countries in Central & South America
vos
is used instead of tú. |
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| Future
Tense: One set of endings for all
verbs !!! |
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ending is attached to the entire
infinitive - NOT
THE STEM !!! |
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| yo |
-é |
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nosotros,
nosotras |
-emos |
| tú |
-ás |
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vosotros,
vosotras |
-éis |
| él,
ella, Usted |
-á |
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ellos,
ellas, Ustedes |
-án |
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| To
see the future tense conjugated forms of
these verbs, click on a pronoun below: |
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| Future
tense: All verbs |
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Yo
form |
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To
make this form use the entire
infinitive. |
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Add
an accented é
to the end. |
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| AR |
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deutsch
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| abrazar |
abrazaré |
I
might hug |
I
may well hug |
I'll
hug |
ich
werde umarmen |
| cantar |
cantaré |
I
might sing |
I
may well sing |
I'll
sing |
ich
werde singen |
| pensar |
pensaré |
I
might think |
I
may well think |
I'll
think |
ich
werde denken |
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| ER |
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| comer |
comeré |
I
might eat |
I
may well eat |
I'll
eat |
ich
werde essen |
| leer |
leeré |
I
might read |
I
may well read |
I'll
read |
ich
werde lesen |
| sorprender |
sorprenderé |
I
might surprise |
I
may well surprise |
I'll
surprise |
ich
werde überraschen |
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| IR |
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| abrir |
abriré |
I
might open |
I
may well open |
I'll
open |
ich
werde öffnen |
| decidir |
decidiré |
I
might decide |
I
may well decide |
I'll
decide |
ich
werde entscheiden |
| ir |
iré |
I
might go |
I
may well go |
I'll
go |
ich
werde gehen, fahren |
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| The
entire infinitive states the action
that is not/has not begun. |
| Using
the -é
ending says I
am likely to perform the verb, but
since it's in the future, the likelihood
is "up in the air." |
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| The
pronoun YO does not need
to be stated in the future tense. |
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is already clear by the ending attached
to the infinitive that YO
is the subject of the action. |
| If
you do add the YO, it usually
adds emphasis, saying I am likely
to do this ... |
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| Future
tense: All verbs |
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Tú
form |
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To
make this form use the entire
infinitive. |
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Add
an accented ás
to the end. |
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| AR |
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deutsch
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| abrazar |
abrazarás |
you
might hug |
you
may well hug |
you'll
hug |
du
wirst umarmen |
| cantar |
cantarás |
you
might sing |
you
may well sing |
you'll
sing |
du
wirst singen |
| pensar |
pensarás |
you
might think |
you
may well think |
you'll
think |
du
wirst denken |
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| ER |
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| comer |
comerás |
you
might eat |
you
may well eat |
you'll
eat |
du
wirst essen |
| leer |
leerás |
you
might read |
you
may well read |
you'll
read |
du
wirst lesen |
| sorprender |
sorprenderás |
you
might surprise |
you
may well surprise |
you'll
surprise |
du
wirst überraschen |
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| IR |
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| abrir |
abrirás |
you
might open |
you
may well open |
you'll
open |
du
wirst öffnen |
| decidir |
decidirás |
you
might decide |
you
may well decide |
you'll
decide |
du
wirst entscheiden |
| ir |
irás |
you
might go |
you
may well go |
you'll
go |
du
wirst gehen, fahren |
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| The
entire infinitive states the action
that is not/has not begun. |
| Using
the -ás
ending says you
are likely to perform the verb,
but since it's in the future, the
likelihood is "up in the air." |
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| The
pronoun TÚ does not
need to be stated in the future
tense. |
| It
is already clear by the ending that
TÚ is the subject
of the action. |
| If
you do add the TÚ,
it usually adds emphasis, saying
you are likely to do this
... |
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| Future
tense: All verbs |
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Él
form |
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To
make this form use the entire
infinitive. |
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Add
an accented á
to the end. |
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| AR |
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deutsch
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| abrazar |
abrazará |
he
might hug |
he
may well hug |
he'll
hug |
er
wird umarmen |
| cantar |
cantará |
he
might sing |
he
may well sing |
he'll
sing |
er
wird singen |
| pensar |
pensará |
he
might think |
he
may well think |
he'll
think |
er
wird denken |
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| ER |
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| comer |
comerá |
he
might eat |
he
may well eat |
he'll
eat |
er
wird essen |
| leer |
leerá |
he
might read |
he
may well read |
he'll
read |
er
wird lesen |
| sorprender |
sorprenderá |
he
might surprise |
he
may well surprise |
he'll
surprise |
er
wird überraschen |
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| IR |
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| abrir |
abrirá |
he
might open |
he
may well open |
he'll
open |
er
wird öffnen |
| decidir |
decidirá |
he
might decide |
he
may well decide |
he'll
decide |
er
wird entscheiden |
| ir |
irá |
he
might go |
he
may well go |
he'll
go |
er
wird gehen, fahren |
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| The
entire infinitive states the action
that is not/has not begun. |
| Using
the -á
ending says he
is likely to perform the verb, but
since it's in the future, the likelihood
is "up in the air." |
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| You
need to identify who is doing the
action in this verb form: ÉL,
ELLA, or USTED. |
| Once
you have identified that ÉL
is the subject, you can leave the
pronoun out. |
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