Future Tense Conjugation of Irregular Verbs
The future tense is a verb form that’s used to express what the subject will do or what action or event will occur in the future. The Spanish future tense is equivalent to the English tense formed with the auxiliary word will.
The future tense of regular verbs is formed by adding the future endings to the infinitive of the verb. Even some of the most highly irregular verbs (such as ser, estar, and ir) are regular in the future tense.
There are a few verbs that do not use their infinitives as the stem for the future tense. In general, most of the verbs that are irregular in the future tense modify and/or shorten the infinitive.
In Spanish, the future endings are the same for all regular and irregular verbs. The endings for the future tense are as follows: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
Here are some of the most commonly used irregular verbs in the future tense:
Hacer - to do, to make
| Subject |
Verb
|
Meaning |
| yo | haré | I will do |
| tú | harás | you will do |
| él ella usted |
hará | he will do she will do you (formal) will do |
| nosotros nosotras |
haremos | we will do we will do |
| vosotros vosotras |
haréis | you (plural) will do you (plural) will do |
| ellos ellas ustedes |
harán | they will do they will do you (formal, plural) will do |
Tener - to have
| Subject |
Verb
|
Meaning |
| yo | tendré | I will have |
| tú | tendrás | you will have |
| él ella usted |
tendrá | he will have she will have you (formal) will have |
| nosotros nosotras |
tendremos | we will have we will have |
| vosotros vosotras |
tendréis | you (plural) will have you (plural) will have |
| ellos ellas ustedes |
tendrán | they will have they will have you (formal, plural) will have |
Venir - to come
| Subject |
Verb
|
Meaning |
| yo | vendré | I will come |
| tú | vendrás | you will come |
| él ella usted |
vendrá | he will come she will come you (formal) will come |
| nosotros nosotras |
vendremos | we will come we will come |
| vosotros vosotras |
vendréis | you (plural) will come you (plural) will come |
| ellos ellas ustedes |
vendrán | they will come they will come you (formal, plural) will come |
Decir - to say, to tell
| Subject |
Verb
|
Meaning |
| yo | diré | I will say |
| tú | dirás | you will say |
| él ella usted |
dirá | he will say she will say you (formal) will say |
| nosotros nosotras |
diremos | we will say we will say |
| vosotros vosotras |
diréis | you (plural) will say you (plural) will say |
| ellos ellas ustedes |
dirán | they will say they will say you (formal, plural) will say |
Poder - to be able to
| Subject |
Verb
|
Meaning |
| yo | podré | I will be able to |
| tú | podrás | you will be able to |
| él ella usted |
podrá | he will be able to she will be able to you (formal) will be able to |
| nosotros nosotras |
podremos | we will be able to we will be able to |
| vosotros vosotras |
podréis | you (plural) will be able to you (plural) will be able to |
| ellos ellas ustedes |
podrán | they will be able to they will be able to you (formal, plural) will be able to |
Note that in the future tense only the nosotros/nosotras form doesn't have an accent.
Here are some examples of irregular verbs in the future tense:
Yo tendré muchos libros. - I will have many books.
Tú dirás lo mismo. - You will say the same.
El programa hará todos los cálculos. - The program will make all the calculations.
Nosotros no podremos ir al cine mañana. - We will not be able to go to the cinema tomorrow.
Vosotras también vendréis al parque. - You (plural) will also come to the park.
Ellos vendrán conmigo. - They will come with me.
