The future tense

Regular Future Forms. Most Spanish verbs are regular in the future. The infinitive serves as the stem of almost all Spanish verbs in the future tense.

The Future Tense

Infinitive

Stem

Endings

Trabajar
Aprender
Escribir
Hablar
Decidir

Entender
Caminar
Perder
Recibir

yo
tú
él
ella
Vd.

nosotros
ellos
ellas
Vds.

Trabajar-
Aprender-
Escribir-
Hablar-
Decidir-

Entender-
Caminar-
Perder-
Recibir-

é
ás
á
á
á

emos
án
án
án

Vosotros

Note: All the endings, except the Nosotros form, have written accent marks.

Irregular Future Forms. A few verbs are irregular in the future tense. These verbs use a variation of the infinitive as a stem. Here are some. The endings are the same as those for regular verbs.

*Infinitive*	*Stem*	*Future Tense*
Decir Hacer Poder Poner Saber Salir Tener Venir	dir- har- podr- pondr- sabr- saldr- tendr- vendr-	yo tú ella Vd. Nosotros ellos ellas Vds.	dir- har- podr- pondr- sabr- saldr- tendr- vendr-	é ás á á emos án án án

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