The Spanish future tense is used to describe action which “will” or “shall” occur in the future, and also to express probability in the present.
Conjugating the Spanish Future Tense
To conjugate the Spanish future tense, take the verb infinitive and add the following endings:
- -é
- -ás
- -á
- -emos
- -éis
- -en
These apply to AR, IR, and ER verbs. For example:
| AR Verbs | ER | IR |
|---|---|---|
| caminaré | aprenderé | moriré |
| caminarás | aprenderás | morirás |
| caminará | aprenderá | morirá |
| caminaremos | aprenderemos | moriremos |
| caminaréis | aprenderéis | moriréis |
| caminarán | aprenderán | morirán |
Irregular verbs in the Future tense
Verbs which change their stem in the conditional tense also change in the futuro, in the same ways. These changes do not affect the endings, which are the same as the
| Verb | Futuro Stem |
|---|---|
| Caber | cabr- |
| Decir | dir- |
| Haber | habr- |
| Hacer | har- |
| Poder | podr- |
| Poner | pondr- |
| Querer | querr- |
| Salir | saldr- |
| Tener | tendr- |
| Valer | valdr- |
| Venir | vendr- |
