🔮 Future Tense - Futuro

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Beginner Spanish · Future plans

Talking About the Future in Spanish

Spanish gives you more than one useful way to talk about what comes next. For everyday plans, ir + a + infinitive is especially useful. You can also use the simple future for plans, predictions, promises, goals, and other future events.

Your next small win: say what you are going to do, form common simple-future verbs, recognize useful irregular future forms, and ask someone about their plans.

Start with the everyday pattern

Ir + A + Infinitive

A very useful way to talk about a future plan is a form of ir, followed by a, followed by an infinitive.

Voy a estudiar.
I am going to study.
Vamos a salir.
We are going to go out.
Voy a visitar a mis abuelos.
I am going to visit my grandparents.
Vamos a estudiar mañana.
We are going to study tomorrow.

Pattern: conjugate ir, keep a, and leave the second verb in the infinitive: voy a estudiar, not voy a estudio.

Make two plans

Say that you are going to study and that you are going to visit your grandparents.

Keep the complete infinitive

The Simple Future

For regular simple-future verbs, keep the complete infinitive and add the future ending.

yo → -é
viajaré
tú → -ás
viajarás
él / ella / usted → -á
viajará
nosotros → -emos
viajaremos
ellos / ustedes → -án
viajarán

Unlike present-tense conjugation: do not remove -ar, -er, or -ir. The future ending attaches to the complete infinitive.

Plans and upcoming events

Viajaré a España el próximo año.
I will travel to Spain next year.
Estudiaremos juntos mañana.
We will study together tomorrow.
Viviremos cerca del parque.
We will live near the park.
Ellos estudiarán español este otoño.
They will study Spanish this fall.

Predictions, promises, and goals

Creo que lloverá mañana.
I think it will rain tomorrow.
Será un gran día.
It will be a great day.
Te ayudaré.
I will help you.
Aprenderé español.
I will learn Spanish.

Build two simple-future forms

Say “I will travel” and “we will study.”

The endings stay familiar

Common Irregular Future Forms

Some high-frequency verbs change their stem in the simple future. The future endings themselves stay the same.

tener → tendré
to have → I will have
hacer → haré
to do / make → I will do / make
decir → diré
to say → I will say
poder → podré
to be able to → I will be able to
Tendré más tiempo la próxima semana.
I will have more time next week.
Haré la tarea mañana.
I will do the homework tomorrow.

Useful pattern: learn the irregular stem together with one complete form, such as tendr- → tendré and har- → haré.

Two more useful future forms
ir → iré
to go → I will go
venir → vendrás
to come → you will come

Use two irregular forms

Say that you will have more time and that you will do the homework tomorrow.

Ask about what comes next

Talking About Future Plans

¿Qué harás mañana?
What will you do tomorrow?
¿Dónde vivirás?
Where will you live?
¿Vendrás conmigo?
Will you come with me?
¿Qué planes tienes?
What plans do you have?

Weekend plans

A
¿Qué harás este fin de semana?
What will you do this weekend?
B
Voy a visitar a mis abuelos.
I am going to visit my grandparents.
A
¡Qué bien! Yo iré a la playa.
That's great! I will go to the beach.

Both patterns can appear in the same conversation: Voy a visitar uses ir + a + infinitive, while iré uses the simple future.

Answer a future question

Answer ¿Qué harás este fin de semana? by saying that you are going to visit your grandparents.

Your turn · 8 quick questions

Practice: Talking About the Future

Choose the answer that best fits. Focus on ir + a + infinitive, simple-future endings, predictions, promises, plans, and useful irregular forms.

Audio uses your device's Spanish text-to-speech voice. Practice future expressions as complete chunks, especially voy a + infinitive and common simple-future forms such as viajaré, haré, tendré, and estudiaremos.