Future Tense
Futuro simple
The simple future and its irregular stems.
The rule
The simple future (futuro simple) says what will happen. Form it by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -án to the whole infinitive. The endings are the same for -ar, -er and -ir verbs: hablaré, comerás, viviremos. Every form except nosotros carries a written accent.
A dozen verbs use an irregular stem instead of the infinitive, the same stems as the conditional: tener → tendré, poner → pondré, salir → saldré, venir → vendré, poder → podré, saber → sabré, querer → querré, haber → habré (impersonal habrá), hacer → haré, decir → diré, valer → valdré, caber → cabré. The future is also used for conjecture about the present: '¿Qué hora será?' means 'I wonder what time it is', and 'Serán las tres' means 'It must be about three'. In speech, 'ir a + infinitive' (voy a llamar) often replaces the simple future for near plans.
Examples
Mañana te llamaré.
I'll call you tomorrow.
El año que viene viviremos en España.
Next year we'll live in Spain.
No tendré tiempo esta semana.
I won't have time this week. (tener → irregular stem tendr-)
¿Qué hora será?
I wonder what time it is. (future of conjecture, not a prediction)
Habrá mucha gente en la fiesta.
There'll be a lot of people at the party. (impersonal haber → habrá)
Try it yourself
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Which one is the simple future ('I will go')?
I will go.
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