The simple future has both regular forms and irregular forms. Let's learn about the irregular forms now!
The simple future has relatively few irregular verbs, and they fall into three distinct categories:
those that dro the e or i from the infinitive ending and add a d
those that simply dro the e or i from the infinitive ending
those that don't follow any predictable pattern and must simply be memorized
Forms that dro the e or i from the Infinitive Ending and Add a d
only -er and -ir verbs fall into this category. To form the future with verbs in this category, simply remove the e or i from the infinitive ending, add a d, then add the simple future endings.
Conjugation Example:
Tener
Subject Verb Conjugations
yo
tendré
tú
tendrás
él, ella, usted
tendrá
nosotros
tendremos
vosotros
tendréis
ellos, ellas, ustedes
tendrán
Other Verbs like Tener
Infinitive Simple Future Stem
poner
pondr-
valer
valdr-
salir
saldr-
venir
vendr-
Tendrá un profesor bueno en esa clase.
You will have a good professor in that class.
Pondré el pastel en la mesa.
I will put the cake on the table.
Forms that dro the e or i from the Infinitive Ending
only -er verbs fall into this category. To form the future with verbs in this category, simply remove the e or i from the infinitive ending, then add the simple future endings.
Conjugation Example:
Poder
Subject Verb Conjugation
yo
podré
tú
podrás
él, ella, usted
podrá
nosotros
podremos
vosotros
podréis
ellos, ellas, ustedes
podrán
Other Verbs like Poder
Infinitive Simple Future Stem
caber
cabr-
haber
habr-
saber
sabr-
querer
querr-
Podrás hablar español muy pronto.
You will be able to speak Spanish very soon.
Habrá mucha gente en la fiesta.
There will be many people at the party.
Irregular stems
The verbs
decir
(to say) and
hacer
(to make/do) have irregular stems that must be memorized. Verbs that have either of these two verbs as their root, such as
predecir
(to predict) and
rehacer
(to redo), follow the same conjugation patters as decir and hacer in the simple future.
Conjugation Examples: Decir and Hacer
Subject Decir Hacer
yo
diré
haré
tú
dirás
harás
él, ella, usted
dirá
hará
nosotros
diremos
haremos
vosotros
diréis
haréis
ellos, ellas, ustedes
dirán
harán
Diréis el cuento de tu viaje a Argentina.
You will tell your story of your trip to Argentina.
Ellos harán el pastel para mi mamá.
They will make the cake for Mom.
