ESP4 - The Future, The Future Perfect, and the Imperfect Subjunctive Tenses

The Future Tense (AKA El futuro)

Translated as "will" or "shall"

Ex. I will go..., We shall try...

The endings of this tense are the same for all verbs, being added to the infinitive form of the verb.

Future Tense Endings for AR/ER Verbs

é, ás, á, emos, án

Conjugating in the Future Tense

In the future tense, you don't replace the AR/ER/IR ending with the conjugations; you just add the conjugations to the infinitive form of the verb.

Conjugate Completar in the Future Tense Yo Form

Yo completaré

Conjugate Completar in the Future Tense Tú Form

Tú completarás

Conjugate Completar in the Future Tense EEU Form

Ella completará

Conjugate Completar in the Future Tense Nosotros Form

Nosotros completaremos

Conjugate Completar in the Future Tense Ell@s/Uds Form

Ellos completarán

Identify the 10 irregular stems in the Future Tense

Decir

Hacer

Haber

Poder

Poner

Querer

Saber

Salir

Tener

Venir

Decir in the Future Tense

Dir_ (Ex. Yo diré)

Hacer in the Future Tense

Har_ (Ex. Yo haré)

Haber in the Future Tense

Habr_ (Ex. Yo habré)

Poder in the Future Tense

Podr_ (Ex. Yo podré)

Poner in the Future Tense

Pondr_ (Ex. Yo pondré)

Querer in the Future Tense

Querr_ (Ex. Yo querré)

Saber in the Future Tense

Sabr_ (Ex. Yo sabré)

Tener in the Future Tense

Tendr_ (Ex. Yo tendré)

Venir in the Future Tense

Vendr_ (Ex. Yo vendré)

The Future Perfect (AKA El futuro perfecto)

The future tense employing the auxiliary verb haber, with a past participle.

To conjugate in this tense, you must know the future tense conjugation of haber (which is irregular) and be able to form past participles of AR and ER/IR Verbs.

Form: future tense form of haber + past participle

Future Tense Conjugations of Haber

Habré, Habrás, Habrá, Habremos, Habrán

Conjugate Haber in the Future Tense Yo Form

Yo habré

Conjugate Haber in the Future Tense Tú Form

Tú habrás

Conjugate Haber in the Future Tense EEU Form

Usted habrá

Conjugate Haber in the Future Tense Nosotros Form

Nosotros habremos

Conjugate Haber in the Future Tense Ell@s/Uds Form

Ellos habrán

Conjugating Past Participles

AR Verbs: ad@

ER/IR Verbs: id@

Conjugate Abrir in the Past Participle

Abierto

Conjugate Descibir in the Past Participle

Descrito

Conjugate Descubrir in the Past Participle

Descubierto

Conjugate Escribir in the Past Participle

Escrito

Conjugate Hacer in the Past Participle

Hecho

Conjugate Decir in the Past Participle

Dicho

Conjugate Morir in the Past Participle

Muerto

Conjugate Poner in the Past Participle

Puesto

Conjugate Resolver in the Past Participle

Resuelto

Conjugate Romper in the Past Participle

Roto

Conjugate Volver in the Past Participle

Vuelto

Conjugate Ver in the Past Participle

Visto

Conjugate Completar in the Past Participle

Completado

Conjugate Comer in the Past Participle

Comido

The Imperfect Subjunctive (AKA El imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Tense used in the same contexts and situations as the present subjunctive and present perfect subjunctive, except it generally describes actions, events, or conditions that have already happened

It is used just like the present subjunctive, but clauses must be in the Preterite, Imperfect, Conditional, or Past Perfect. It cannot be used with the Present Tense.

The Main Clause has a trigger for the subordinate subjunctive

Hubiera

There was, There were (imperfect subjunctive)

Conjugating in the Imperfect Subjunctive

1) Conjugate in the 3rd person preterite Ell@s/Uds Form (some verbs may be irregular in the preterite and you must know these!)

2) Drop the -ron

3) Replace with the Imperfect Subjunctive Endings

Note that Nosotros must have an accent before the imperfect subjunctive ending

Imperfect Subjunctive Endings are the same for all verbs

ra, ras, ra, ramos, ran

Review: Conjugate poder in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos pudieron

Review: Conjugate poner in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos pusieron

Review: Conjugate saber in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos supieron

Review: Conjugate estar in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos estuvieron

Review: Conjugate tener in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos tuvieron

Review: Conjugate andar in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos anduvieron

Review: Conjugate caber in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos cupieron

Review: Conjugate querer in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos quisieron

Review: Conjugate hacer in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos hicieron

Review: Conjugate decir in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos dijeron

Review: Conjugate traer in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos trajeron

Review: Conjugate conducir in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos condujeron

Review: Conjugate traducir in the preterite Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos tradujeron

Conjugate querer in the Imperfect Subjunctive Yo form

Yo quisiera

Conjugate querer in the Imperfect Subjunctive Tú form

Tú quisieras

Conjugate querer in the Imperfect Subjunctive EEU form

El quisiera

Conjugate querer in the Imperfect Subjunctive Nosotros form

Nosotros quisiéramos

Conjugate querer in the Imperfect Subjunctive Ell@s/Uds form

Ellos quisieran