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The Immediate Future Tense

In English: I am going to play

The Immediate Future Tense is formed by using

The verb ir + a + infinitive

voyvasva

vamosvaisvan

a

jugar

comer

vivir

Therefore voy a jugar =I am going to playvamos a comer =We are going to eatVan a vivir =They are going to live

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The Future TenseIn English: I will play

I will be playing

The Future Tense is formed by using

infinitive + ending

hablar

beber

recibir

éásá

emoséisán

Beberemos =

We will drink

Recibiré =

I will receive

Hablarán =

They willspeak

He willdrink =

Beberá

Hablaré =

I will speak

Recibiréis =

You (pl)will receive

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What makes the Future Tense easy to use ?

All infinitives use the same endings.

What makes the Future Tense more tricky ?

There are 11 irregular verbs in the Future Tense

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Irregular Verbs in the Future Tense:

caberdecirhacerpoderponerquerersabersalirtenervalervenir

to fitto say / tell

to do / make

to be able

to putto want

to know (a fact)

to go out

to haveto be worth

to come

cabré, cabrás, ….diréharépodrépondréquerrésabrésaldrétendrévaldrévendré

The endings are the same as for the regular

verbs, but a future stem is used

instead of the

infinitive.

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Some practice……caberdecirhacerpoderponerquerersabersalirtenervalervenir

cabrédiréharépodrépondréquerrésabrésaldrétendrévaldrévendré

He will know

We will say

You (sg) will have

They will be able

You (pl) will go out

sabrá

diremos

tendrás

podrán

saldréis