El futuro

Future (will)
hablaré hablarás hablará hablaremos hablaréis hablarán	viviré vivirás vivirá viviremos viviréis vivirán

• The future and conditional have the same endings for all verbs.

• The stem is generally the infinitive, but some verbs (and their compounds) differ slightly:

decir: diré caber: cabrá haber: habrá hacer: harás

poder: podremos poner: pondrá querer: querrás saber: sabrás

salir: saldrá tener: tendré valer: valdrá venir: vendrá

 A. THE FUTURE is used as it is in English:

Esta mesa no cabrá en el auto. Prepararemos la cena cuando llegues. Habrá mejores oportunidades algún día.

This table won't fit in the car. We'll prepare dinner when you get here. There will be better opportunities some day.

• Spanish also uses the future to express some conjectures (conjeturas):

No contesta el teléfono: estará fuera. ¿Le pasará algo?

He won't answer the phone –perhaps he’s out. Maybe something's happening to him/her.

 Sometimes, English will or won't does not refer to the future but rather implies want, in which case it must be expressed with the appropriate verb (usually querer) in Spanish:
He won't speak with me.No quiere hablar conmigo.

 Remember that the present subjunctive is used to express future, hypothetical events in subordinate clauses (as seen in sections 44-50):

No creemos que tenga ningún problema. Ojalá que no haya examen mañana.

We don't think he'll have any problems. I hope there won't be an exam tomorrow.

For exercises, click here (do only future!)