The futuro simple is the easiest tense to build in Spanish: take the whole infinitive and add one ending. The endings are identical for -ar, -er and -ir verbs.
| Subject | Ending | hablar | comer | vivir |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | -é | hablaré | comeré | viviré |
| tú | -ás | hablarás | comerás | vivirás |
| él / ella / usted | -á | hablará | comerá | vivirá |
| nosotros | -emos | hablaremos | comeremos | viviremos |
| vosotros | -éis | hablaréis | comeréis | viviréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | -án | hablarán | comerán | vivirán |
Every form carries an accent except nosotros. hablaré, hablarás, hablará, hablaremos, hablaréis, hablarán. That one exception catches almost everybody.
A dozen verbs change their stem — but they keep exactly the same endings. Learn the stem once and every person follows.
| Verb | Stem | Verb | Stem |
|---|---|---|---|
| tener | tendr- | poder | podr- |
| poner | pondr- | saber | sabr- |
| salir | saldr- | haber | habr- |
| venir | vendr- | querer | querr- |
| valer | valdr- | caber | cabr- |
| hacer | har- | decir | dir- |
So: tendré, tendrás, tendrá… and haré, harás, hará… Compounds inherit the same stem — obtener → obtendré, deshacer → desharé.
1. Talking about the future. Predictions, promises, and plans that aren't already decided.
2. Guessing about the present. This is the one that surprises learners: Spanish uses the future tense to speculate about what's happening right now.
Futuro simple vs. ir a + infinitivo: both talk about the future, but voy a estudiar suggests a decision already taken, while estudiaré feels more like a prediction, a promise, or something further off. In everyday Latin American speech, ir a wins for near plans.
1.El año que viene ___ (vivir, yo) en Madrid.
2.Mañana ___ (hacer) mucho calor.
3.True or false: every future form carries a written accent except nosotros.
4.Yo ___ (tener) tiempo el viernes.
5.Te ___ (llamar, yo) cuando llegue a casa.
6.What does "¿Qué hora será?" actually mean?
7.Ellos ___ (salir) a las ocho.
8.What is the future stem of "decir"?
9.¿___ (poder, tú) ayudarme mañana?
10.True or false: the future endings are different for -ar, -er and -ir verbs.
11.Nosotros ___ (saber) los resultados el lunes.
12.Choose the sentence that guesses about the present:
Book a class with Ángel and talk through your plans for the next year — the fastest way to make these endings automatic.