What does the Future Simple tense refer to?
What âWill/âShouldâ happen
E.g Iré a la playa el mes que viene (I will go to the beach next month)
Expressing wonder/probability
E.g EstarĂĄ ya de camino (He is probarbly on his way)
How do you form the Future Simple tense?
E.g Tocaré el piano la próxima semana (I will play piano next week)
Take the infinitive of the verb
E.g Tocar
Add the corresponding ending in the Perfect tense directly (in all cases - same for AR/ER/IR verbs)
E.g Tocar = Tocaré
What are the endings in the Future Simple tense?
Yo (I) - Ă
TĂș (You) - Ăs
Ăl/ella (He/She/It) - Ă
Nosotros (We) - Emos
Vosotros (You lot) - Ăis
Ellos/Ellas (They) - Ăn
Which ER verbs have stem changes in the Future Simple tense?
Caber (To fit) - Cabr
Poner (To put) - Pondr
Haber (To have) - Habr
Hacer (To do) - Har
Poder (Can) - Podr
Tener (To have) - Tendr
Querer (To want) - Querr
Valer (Worth) - Valdr
Which IR verbs have stem changes in the Future simple?
Venir (To come) - Vendr
Salir (To go out) - Saldr
Decir (To say) - Dir
When is the Future Simple used?
Predictions about the future
E.g I will find a nice house one day
(EncontrarĂ© Una casa bonita un dĂa)
Speculate about a current situation
E.g (John is probably at work now)
(John estarĂĄ en el trabajo ahora)