Future

There is only one set of endings in the future, regardless if the verb is an -Ar or -Ir or -Er.

Yo	Tú	Él, ella, usted	Nosotros*	Vosotros	Ellos, ellas, Uds.
é	ás	á	emos	éis	án

* Note: all endings carry an accent mark EXCEPT for the Nosotros form.

We make the Future by adding one of the above endings to the Infinitive itself. For example, let's look at Comer:

Comeré a las ocho.	I will eat at eight o'clock.
Comeremos en el restaurante Habana el viernes.	We'll eat at Habana Restaurant on Friday.

Pretty easy, huh?

We use the Future Tense to express "will do something":

Viviré en California el próximo verano.	I will live in California next summer.
Irás ir a la playa cada día.	You will go to the beach every day.
Buscaremos conchas.	We will look for seashells.

We also use the Future to express Conjecture ("I wonder") and Probability:

¿Qué hora será?	I wonder what time it is?
Estarán casados Barbie y Ken?	I wonder if Barbie and Ken are married?

As you know, you can also use the Ir + a + Infinitive to express Future actions and events:

Voy a tomar el sol en la playa el viernes.

I'm going to sunbathe on the beach on Friday.

or even the Present Tense can be used:

Salgo a las cinco.

I'm leaving at five o'clock.

Note: the Future Tense does not reflect the meaning of "will" in terms of your "willingness" to do something.

The irregulars in the Future tense follow the same pattern (and are the same verbs!) as the irregulars in the Conditional.

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