El futuro / Future

The future tense is used to express an idea that will happen. It's generally a little later in the future than the futuro próximo, but you shouldn't have trouble with it because it's used just like in English. An example in English:

• I will do my homework on Sunday.

It is formed by taking the future stem (which we will get to in one moment) and adding the following endings:

• yo: é
  
• tú: -ás
• él/ella/Usted: -á
• nosotros: -emos
• (vosotros: -éis)
• ellos/ellas/Ustedes: -án

Now, what's the future stem? It is the part of the verb that tells you that it is in the future tense. It is just the infinitive of all regular verbs. Many irregular verbs use their infinitive as a future stem, but there are some irregular stems you should know. Here are the most common irregular stems. You may notice that all future stems end in r.

• tener (to have): tendr-
• hacer (to do, to make): har-
• poder (to be able): podr-
• saber (to know): sabr-
• valer (to be worth): valdr-
• querir (to want): querr-
• caber (to fit): cabr-
• venir (to come): vendr-
• poner (to put): pondr-
• decir (to say): dir-
• haber (helping verb "to have"): habr-
• salir (to go out): saldr-
  

Here is an example of a verb conjugated in the future tense:

ser (to be)
yo seré=I will be
tú serás=you will be
él/ella/Usted será=he/she/you will be
nosotros seremos=we will be
(vosotrosseréis=you will be)
ellos/ella/Ustedes serán=they/you will be

Here's how it can be translated:

• I/you/he/she/it/we/they will [verb].
• I/you/he/she/it/we/they shall [verb].