This is a thorough e-book covering all Spanish Future Tenses, including how to use them and example sentences. It covers common misconceptions and hacks for learning Spanish fast.
1. Compared to the Spanish past tenses, the conjugation models for the future tense in Spanish
seem way easier to understand. So be hopeful and confident that you will conquer the Spanish
language Grammar and that a bright future awaits.
Here is our complete guide to Spanish Future Tense and its conjugation and use. Letâs begin!
Spanish Future Tense Uses and Moods
2. Do you remember that in Spanish there are three different verbal moods? Each of the moods or
modes represents the point of view of the speaker or writer.
Indicative
It is used by the narrator to express what are perceived as truths or statements of facts. The
indicative mood describes what will âcertainlyâ be. (Well, since no one has a magic ball, what
will almost happen for sure!)
Example:
⹠Mi madre volverå mañana de Madrid. -> Tomorrow my mother will come back from
Madrid.
She might fall ill or miss her train, but as we speak, the person knows that his or her mother will
return from the Spanish capital city the day after.
Subjunctive
3. It evokes emotions, thoughts, desires or petitions from the speaker. The «subjunctive» serves
well to communicate «subjective» information.
The future tenses of the Subjunctive mood are falling into misuse around the globe. If you were
to address to someone in Mexico or Spain on the street they would be surprised or maybe even
wouldnât understand what you meant to say.
So if you want to sound like a native, it is best to not use the future forms of Subjunctive mood.
That is why we recommend learning from a Spanish native speaker certified teacher. To give you
all the insights of the culture you are trying to fit into!
Still, examples can be found in proverbs, legal documents, or general warnings.
Example:
âą There is an old Spanish saying that is also commonly used in many European and Latin
American countries:
4. âDonde fueres, haz lo que vieres.â
It literally translates to âwherever you go, do what you see.â Even so, the actual English
equivalent is âWhen in Rome, do as the Romansâ.
The words âfueresâ and âvieresâ are great examples of verbs conjugated in the simple future of
the Subjunctive mood.
âą In the bathrooms of restaurants, bars, or nightclubs, it is common to find warnings against
the consumption of illegal drugs in signs such as this one:
âQuien fuese sorprendido consumiendo sustancias ilegales serĂĄ consignado a las autoridades.â
The notice indicates that anyone caught using illegal substances will be consigned to the
authorities. However, since âfueseâ may sound a bit strange for the youngsters, these kinds of
signposts are being replaced with the phrase âseaâ. The meaning doesnât change.
âQuien sea sorprendido consumiendo sustancias ilegales serĂĄ consignado a las autoridades.â
Imperative
It serves the speaker to plead, beg, ask, mandate, command or instruct. The Imperative mood has
its own forms only in the second person of the plural (ustedes or vosotros) and the singular (tĂș,
vos or usted). This mood is not assigned to a particular tense and is best applied to give
affirmative orders.
As it was mentioned before, the future forms of the subjunctive mood are sometimes seen as
archaic and therefore are being replaced with other conjugations such as this:
âA donde vayas, haz lo que veas.â
This colloquial version of the proverb âWhen in RomeâŠâ is a good case in point of an
imperative expressed in present tense but which action is meant to happen in the future.
Curiously, âvayasâ and âveasâ are the negative imperative forms of the verbs âirâ (to go) and âverâ
(to see) in the second person, whilst âhazâ is an affirmative imperative of the verb âhacerâ (to do).
Therefore, it could be said that although it is grammatically incorrect this version has been
widely accepted by the general population and hence it is used in everyday conversation.
If you are interested in learning more about the Spanish Commands you may want to read this
post on the Spanish Imperative.
Spanish Verb Tenses Table
8. Do not fear, the Spanish future tenses are explained in more detail hereunder. So keep reading!
Simple Future Conjugation Spanish
We shall begin with the Spanish Simple Future of the Indicative Mood or âFuturo simple del
modo Indicativoâ. And in order to find out how to conjugate regular or irregular verbs in this
tense you need to have the Spanish personal pronouns at hand.
ENGLISH SPANISH
Pronoun Grammatical person Informal Formal
I First person singular Yo Yo
We First person plural Nosotros Nosotros
You Second person singular TĂș/Vos Usted
He Third person masculine singular Ăl Ăl
She Third person femenine singular Ella Ella
They Third person plural Ustedes Ustedes/Vosotros
13. ReĂr -> reĂdo
Though, you will have to memorize irregular verbs. For instance, âMorirâ (to die) is a tricky
irregular verb.
A common mistake in children and people who are learning Spanish is to say âmoridoâ instead of
âmuertoâ! You can practice the past participle of Spanish verbs here.
Example of regular and irregular verbs:
1. Asar -> asado (to grill)
2. Caminar -> caminado (to walk)
3. Correr -> corrido (to run)
4. Decir -> dicho (say)
5. Dormir -> dormido (to sleep)
6. Escribir -> escrito (write)
7. Estar -> estado (be)
8. Hacer -> hecho (do)
9. Morder -> mordido (to bite)
10. Oler -> olido (to smell)
11. Rezar -> rezado (to pray)
12. Romper -> roto (break)
13. Ser -> sido (be)
14. Ver -> visto (see)
15. Volver -> vuelto (come back)
Uses of Spanish Perfect Future:
This tense allows us to jump in the future and look back at an action that will be completed (that
is why it is perfect) at some point later than the moment of speech (now).
This tense is used to:
âą Indicate that the action expressed by the verb will be finished in relation to another future
action. In these cases, an expression of time such as âpara entoncesâ (till then), is usually
included to make it clear that you are talking about the future.
Example:
⹠Para el próximo año habremos conocido Barcelona. -> For next year we will have
known Barcelona.
âą Para entonces ya te habrĂĄs graduado de la universidad. -> By then, you will have
graduated from university.
⹠Mañana a esta hora mi mujer ya se habrå ido. -> Tomorrow at this hour my wife will
have gone.
âą ÂżHabrĂĄs cenado antes de la fiesta? -> Will you have eaten before the party?
17. In everyday speech, there is a popular way to refer to actions or events that may occur in the
proximate future using a verbal periphrasis.
A verbal periphrasis is a syntactic construction of two or more verbs that work as a single unit
and semantically express aspects or modes of the action that the regular verb conjugation cannot
express on its own.
An aspectual verbal periphrasis states how an action, event, or state, denoted by a verb, extends
over time. In this instance, the aspectual verbal periphrasis points out to the âbeginningâ.
Consequently, is used to specify that an action is about to commence.
The three most common types include:
1. Ir a + infinitivo -> To go to + infinitive verb
2. Pasar a + infinitivo -> To pass to/stop at/go to + infinitive verb
3. Estar a punto de + infinitivo -> To be about to + infinitive verb
Example:
21. To review all the things that you have learned about the Spanish future tenses think of a
particular scenario:
Imagine you will be late for your motherâs birthday dinner party because that evening you will
be arriving from a business trip and the shuttle from the airport is rubbish.
On top of that, you will have to cross through the city at rush hour. If everything goes well, you
will have had made it for the dessert! But definitively you wonât make it for the starters!
The following examples illustrate all the future forms providing different explanations that you
could offer to your mother or the rest of the family when you are asked:
âWill you be joining us for dinner tomorrow?â
âÂżPodrĂĄs acompañarnos mañana para la cena?â
âą SIMPLE:
âą INDICATIVE:
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