conjugating verbs in the future tense

ConjugatingVerbs in the

Future Tense

The Future Tense 1. The future tense is used to indicate

an action that will, shall, or is going to take place.

ie…I will clean my room tomorrow. Yo limpiaré mi cuarto mañana.

The Future Tense 2. The future tense is also used to

express possibility or probability in the present.

ie…I wonder what time it is?¿Qué hora será?

(Hint – probability expressed in a question is usually translated as “wonder” and in a statement is translated as “probably”)

The Future Tense By using the future tense to talk about the

present, you are signaling that what you say is a guess about something that you do not know.

If you use the future tense in a question about the present, you are asking the other

person to guess an answer they are not expected to know.

(to someone wearing a watch) ¿Qué hora es? [present tense](to someone not wearing a watch) ¿Qué hora será?

Steps to conjugate in the Future 1. The stem is the entire infinitive.

ie...hablar, comer, vivir

2. Add the regular future endings.ie...é emosás éisá án

(hint – same as endings for present tense endings for HABER plus accents)

Irregular Verbs These verbs generally fall into three categories: 1. those that add an R, 2. those that add a DR, and 3. those that just have “special stems”.

1.caber cabr- 2.salir saldr-1.saber sabr- 2.tener tendr-1.haber habr- 2.valer valdr- 1.poder podr- 2.venir vendr-1.querer querr- 3.decir dir-2.poner pondr- 3.hacer har-

Irregular Verbs These verbs have irregular stems but regular endings in the future tense:(hint – memorize the stem to one form and you will have them all)

caber cabr- querer querr-decirdir- saber sabr-haber habr- salir saldr-hacer har- tenertendr-poder podr- valervaldr-poner pondr- venir vendr-

Sentence Examples• Hablaré con mi hermana mañana.• I will talk with my sister tomorrow.

• Juan bailará el lunes.• Juan will dance on Monday.

• Tomaremos los refrescos a la fiesta.• We will drink the sodas at the party.

Sentence Examples (Cont.)

• Limpiarán la casa el martes.• They will clean the house on Tuesday.

• Tendrás hambre ahora.• You are probably hungry now.

• ¿Qué hora será ahora?• I wonder what time it is now?

Practice Conjugating

Conjugate the following verbs in

the future tense:

estudiar hablar sacar

poner vivirescribir

manejar leer decir

Additional Reinforcement

United Streaming : Standard Deviantshttp://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=0ECBA096-DA1F-48A5-B38A-EDC2E2918CF1

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