{ "chapter_id": "41", "slug": "future-tense", "title": "Future Tense", "time_range_sec": [11381, 11647], "summary": "The simple future expresses what will happen. Spanish keeps the full infinitive and adds endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án, the same set for all three verb classes.", "suggested_grammar_note_id": "future-vs-ir-a", "rules": [ { "title": "Regular formation", "bullets": [ "Take the infinitive (do not drop the ending) and add: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.", "All endings have an accent EXCEPT nosotros (-emos).", "Same endings for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs." ] }, { "title": "Irregular stems (same endings)", "bullets": [ "decir → dir-, hacer → har-, poder → podr-, poner → pondr-, querer → querr-, saber → sabr-, salir → saldr-, tener → tendr-, venir → vendr-, haber → habr-." ] }, { "title": "Pronouns and alternative", "bullets": [ "Object pronouns and 'no' precede the conjugated future verb (Yo te lo daré).", "Near-future alternative: 'ir a + infinitive' (Voy a comer) is more common in conversation.", "Use tener for ages: Él tendrá 30 años." ] } ], "examples": [ {"es": "Yo haré mi tarea.", "en": "I will do my homework.", "tags": ["irregular-stem"]}, {"es": "Tú comprarás una casa en el futuro.", "en": "You will buy a house in the future.", "tags": ["regular"]}, {"es": "Él tendrá 30 años.", "en": "He will be 30 years old.", "tags": ["tener", "age"]}, {"es": "Nosotros aprenderemos español mañana.", "en": "We will learn Spanish tomorrow.", "tags": ["regular", "nosotros"]}, {"es": "Ellos vendrán si quieren.", "en": "They will come if they want.", "tags": ["irregular-stem"]}, {"es": "Yo te lo daré.", "en": "I will give it to you.", "tags": ["pronouns"]}, {"es": "Él se bañará.", "en": "He will take a bath.", "tags": ["reflexive"]}, {"es": "¿Qué harás mañana?", "en": "What will you do tomorrow?", "tags": ["question", "irregular"]}, {"es": "Nosotros saldremos pronto.", "en": "We will leave soon.", "tags": ["irregular-stem"]}, {"es": "Yo iré a la escuela.", "en": "I will go to the school.", "tags": ["ir"]}, {"es": "Yo voy a ir a la escuela.", "en": "I am going to go to the school.", "tags": ["ir-a", "alternative"]}, {"es": "Ella caminará.", "en": "She will walk.", "tags": ["regular"]} ], "vocab": [ {"es": "mañana", "en": "tomorrow / morning", "pos": "adv"}, {"es": "futuro", "en": "future", "pos": "noun"}, {"es": "tarea", "en": "task / homework", "pos": "noun"}, {"es": "comprar", "en": "to buy", "pos": "verb"}, {"es": "aprender", "en": "to learn", "pos": "verb"} ], "conjugation_tables": [ { "verb": "hablar", "tense_id": "ind_futuro", "forms": {"yo": "hablaré", "tu": "hablarás", "el": "hablará", "nosotros": "hablaremos", "vosotros": "hablaréis", "ellos": "hablarán"} }, { "verb": "comer", "tense_id": "ind_futuro", "forms": {"yo": "comeré", "tu": "comerás", "el": "comerá", "nosotros": "comeremos", "vosotros": "comeréis", "ellos": "comerán"} }, { "verb": "vivir", "tense_id": "ind_futuro", "forms": {"yo": "viviré", "tu": "vivirás", "el": "vivirá", "nosotros": "viviremos", "vosotros": "viviréis", "ellos": "vivirán"} }, { "verb": "tener", "tense_id": "ind_futuro", "forms": {"yo": "tendré", "tu": "tendrás", "el": "tendrá", "nosotros": "tendremos", "vosotros": "tendréis", "ellos": "tendrán"} }, { "verb": "hacer", "tense_id": "ind_futuro", "forms": {"yo": "haré", "tu": "harás", "el": "hará", "nosotros": "haremos", "vosotros": "haréis", "ellos": "harán"} }, { "verb": "decir", "tense_id": "ind_futuro", "forms": {"yo": "diré", "tu": "dirás", "el": "dirá", "nosotros": "diremos", "vosotros": "diréis", "ellos": "dirán"} }, { "verb": "poder", "tense_id": "ind_futuro", "forms": {"yo": "podré", "tu": "podrás", "el": "podrá", "nosotros": "podremos", "vosotros": "podréis", "ellos": "podrán"} }, { "verb": "salir", "tense_id": "ind_futuro", "forms": {"yo": "saldré", "tu": "saldrás", "el": "saldrá", "nosotros": "saldremos", "vosotros": "saldréis", "ellos": "saldrán"} } ], "exercises": [ {"sentence": "Mañana yo _____ al cine. (ir)", "correct": "iré", "distractor": "iba", "explanation": "Future of ir (yo): iré."}, {"sentence": "Tú _____ una casa. (comprar)", "correct": "comprarás", "distractor": "compraras", "explanation": "Tú future ending is -ás (with accent)."}, {"sentence": "Él _____ 30 años. (tener)", "correct": "tendrá", "distractor": "tenerá", "explanation": "Tener uses irregular stem 'tendr-'."}, {"sentence": "Nosotros _____ español. (aprender)", "correct": "aprenderemos", "distractor": "aprenderémos", "explanation": "Nosotros future has NO accent."}, {"sentence": "Ellos _____ si quieren. (venir)", "correct": "vendrán", "distractor": "venirán", "explanation": "Venir uses irregular stem 'vendr-'."}, {"sentence": "Yo _____ mi tarea. (hacer)", "correct": "haré", "distractor": "haceré", "explanation": "Hacer uses irregular stem 'har-'."}, {"sentence": "Yo te lo _____ mañana. (dar)", "correct": "daré", "distractor": "doy", "explanation": "Future yo of dar is daré."}, {"sentence": "Equivalent: 'I'm going to go' = Yo _____ a ir.", "correct": "voy", "distractor": "iré", "explanation": "ir a + infinitive uses present 'voy'."} ], "caveats": "OCR scrambled stems ('Trias', 'sa to know'). Reconstructed full irregular stem set per standard Spanish." }