Verbs: Future Tense

The most common way of using verbs in the future tense is by using the verb "ir" followed by "a" and the verb that is taking place in the future.

Yo voy a llavar los platos. (I am going to wash the dishes.)

Tú vas a llavar los platos. (You are going to wash the dishes.)

Él/Ella va a llavar los platos. (He/She is going to wash the dishes.)

Nosotros vamos a llavar los platos. (We are going to wash the dishes.)

Vosotros vais a llavar los platos. (You all are going to wash the dishes.)

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes van a llavar los platos. (They/You all are going to wash the dishes.)

A less common way of using verbs in the future is by conjugating them. The future-tense conjugations are easy to learn since they do not change based on the verb type and you don't need to get rid of the last two letters when conjugating. Here are the future tense conjugations:

Yo

AR verbs: -é

ER verbs: -é

IR verbs: -é

Example

Yo cantaré (I will sing)

Yo comeré (I will eat)

Yo abriré (I will open)

Tú

AR verbs: -ás

ER verbs: -ás

IR verbs: -ás

Example

Tú cantarás (You will sing)

Tú comirás (You will eat)

Tú abrirás (You will open)

Él/Ella/Usted

AR verbs: -á

ER verbs: -á

IR verbs: -á

Example

Él cantará (He will sing)

Ella comirá (she will eat)

Usted abrirá (You will open)

Nosotros

AR verbs: -emos

ER verbs: -emos

IR verbs: -emos

Example

Nosotros cantaremos (We will sing)

Nosotros comeremos (We will eat)

Nosotros abriremos (We will open)

Vosotros

AR verbs: -éis

ER verbs: -éis

IR verbs: -éis

Example

Vosotros cantaréis
(You all will sing)

Vosotros comeréis
(You all will eat)

Vosotros abriréis
(You all will open)

Ellos/Ellas/
Ustedes

AR verbs: -án

ER verbs: -án

IR verbs: -án

Example

Ellos cantarán (They will sing)

Ellos comerán (They will eat)

Ellos abrirán (They will open)