Learn the simple future tense in Spanish focusing on irregular verbs. Understand how stems change for verbs like salir, venir, poner, tener, poder, saber, haber, hacer, decir, and querer, while future tense endings remain the same. Master these patterns to express future actions clearly and confidently.
- The endings for irregular verbs are the same as those for regular verbs.
- We can divide irregular verbs in futuro simple into three groups.
| Regla (Rule) | Verbo (Verb) | Cambio (Change) | Ejemplo (Example) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbos que pierden una vocal y reciben un -d- (Verbs that lose a vowel and receive a -d-) | salir | saldr- | Tú saldrás temprano. | |
| venir | vendr- | Nosotros vendremos pronto. | ||
| poner | pondr- | Yo pondré música. | ||
| tener | tendr- | Él tendrá entradas. | ||
| Verbos que pierden una vocal (Verbs that lose a vowel) | poder | podr- | Ellos podrán tocar guitarra. | |
| saber | sabr- | Ella sabrá la dirección. | ||
| haber | habr- | Habrá un concierto hoy. | ||
| Verbos completamente irregulares (Completely irregular verbs) | hacer | har- | Yo haré la reserva. | |
| decir | dir- | Te diré cual puesto en el concierto deseo. (I will tell you which seat at the concert I want.) | ||
| querer | querr- | Nosotros querremos asistir. |
Exercise 1: El futuro simple: Los verbos irregulares
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
haré, pondrá, dirá, saldré, vendrán, hará, tendremos, sabrán
1.
Yo ... una reserva para el concierto de rock mañana.
(I will make a reservation for the rock concert tomorrow.)
2.
Nosotros ... que reservar entradas para el festival.
(We will have to book tickets for the festival.)
3.
¿Cuándo ... tus amigos al musical clásico?
(When will your friends come to the classical musical?)
4.
El músico ... unas palabras antes del concierto.
(The musician will say a few words before the concert.)
5.
Yo ... temprano para comprar las entradas del flamenco.
(I will leave early to buy the flamenco tickets.)
6.
Mi amiga ... música moderna en la fiesta esta noche.
(My friend will play modern music at the party tonight.)
7.
¿Quién ... la compra de las entradas para la ópera?
(Who will buy the tickets for the opera?)
8.
Mis padres ... la dirección del teatro musical.
(My parents will know the address of the musical theatre.)
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct sentence in simple future for each situation according to the rules and uses of the simple future.
1.
Incorrect. 'Comprarás' is second person singular, but in this context we must use first person, that is, 'compraré'.
Incorrect. The ending '-é' applies only in first person singular and must go at the end of the infinitive without extra additions.
2.
Incorrect. The correct form is 'veremos' without an accent on the ending '-emos'.
Incorrect. The ending is '-emos' on the infinitive without doubling letters; 'veremosmos' does not exist.
3.
Incorrect. The form 'pondará' does not exist; the verb changes the root to 'pondr-'.
Incorrect. The irregular root is 'pondr-', not 'pondrar-'; therefore, the correct form is 'pondrá'.
4.
Incorrect. The accent is missing in the future form 'diré'.
Incorrect. 'Dicié' is not a correct form; the correct form is 'diré'.