El futuro – the future-tense,
etc.
| infinitive +
| -ar, -er, -ir
|
| yo
| -é
|
| tú
| -ás
|
| usted, él/ella
| -á
|
| nosotros/as
| -emos
|
| vosotros/as
| -éis
|
| ustedes, ellos/ellas
| -án
|
Originally formed from
infinitive + suffix from
haber present tense (he, has, ha, hemos, h[ab]éis,
han);
e.g.,
comer-he,
comer-has,
etc. (similar to the
way the
Conditional is formed).
Here,
haber is used in the sense ‘to have
to’,
e.g., ‘I have to speak’ → ‘I will speak’.
For the irregular stems (those that are not the infinitive),
see Conditional mood.
Future tense uses (will/shall, speculation/probability):
Hablaré con ella – I’ll speak to her
Mi madre llegará el lunes – My mother will arrive on Monday
¿Dónde dormirás? – Where will you sleep?
¿Qué fecha será? – What date will it be?
Serán las siete de la mañana – It will be/It’s probably
about seven in the morning
conditional phrases (oraciones condicionales) referring to the future
(If present tense ... future tense):
Si tengo tiempo iré a Bilbao – If I have time I will go
to Bilbao
Si estoy en Bilbao comeré pinchos – If I am in Bilbao I
will eat pinchos
immediate (informal) future (el futuro immediato/cercano);
going to do something:
ir + a + infinitive
{voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van} + a + infinitive
voy a comer paella – I’m going to eat paella
vamos a beber vino – we’re going to drink wine
vamos a escuchar un cuarteto – we’re going to listen to
a quartet
voy a venderlo – I’m going to sell it
van a salir esta noche – they’re going to go out tonight
¿Qué vais/van a hacer...? – what are you(pl)/ustedes
going to do... ?
Voy a visitar Asturias – I’m going to visit Asturias
¿Adónde vas a ir de vacaciones? – Where are you going to
go on holiday?
Also using irse:
me voy a la piscina – I’m going [away] to the swimming
pool
future progressive:
estar future + gerundio
e.g., Estará trabajando – He will be working
future perfect
simple future of haber + past participle
(habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) +
Use to talk about actions that will have been completed before
another action in the future, or likely to be.
Usted habrá estudiado español por cuatro años para este junio
– You will have studied four years of Spanish by this June.
¿Dónde está Pablo? – Él habrá ido a otro café. – Where
is Pablo? – He might have gone to another cafe.
The present often suffices, too:
Regreso a Bilbao mañana – I’m returning to Bilbao tomorrow
No puedo venir el sábado – I can’t come on Saturday
El tren sale a las cuatro – the train leaves at 4