Formation
There is one set of conjugations for regular verbs in the future tense.
This tense is formed by adding the endings to the infinitive of the verb.
Here are the endings for all regular verbs.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| first person | é | emos |
| second person | ás | éis |
| third person | á | án |
yo hablaré
tú hablarás
él/ella/usted hablará
nosotros hablaremos
vosotros hablaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes hablarán
Usage
The future tense, as the name implies, is used with events that may or may not take place in the future. Remember though that in everyday conversation you are more likely to hear the “informal” future, which is the ir + a + infinitive construction. You will also see the present tense used for near future events.
Another use of the future tense is expressing a possibility. This use has many possible English equivalents: “may”, “must”, “might”
Estarán en la tienda. They must be at the store.