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UNIDAD 3 Lección 1
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Presentación de gramática
Review the conjugations of regular verbs in the future tense.
Future tense of regular verbs
• Read the following sentences, paying attention to the boldfaced verbs in the future tense.
Las fábricas contaminarán el aire. (The factories will pollute the air.)
Protegeremos el medio ambiente. (We will protect the environment.)
Pedro escribirá un artículo . (Pedro will write an article.)
EXPLANATION: In Spanish, you form the future tense of regular verbs by attaching
future endings to the infinitive. Use the chart as a quick reference for future endings.
Infinitive
Future endings
contaminar
proteger
+
vivir
-é
-emos
-ás
-éis
-á
-án
Note that all verbs have
the same endings in the
future tense.
¿Qué harás mañana?
(What will you do tomorrow?)
Vendré a tu casa.
(I will come to your house.)
EXPLANATION: Some verbs have irregular stems in the future tense. Use the chart
below as a quick reference for all irregular verbs in the future tense.
Irregular future stems
Infinitive
Stem
Infinitive
Stem
saber
sabr-
venir
vendr-
tener
tendr-
decir
dir-
poder
podr-
poner
pondr-
hacer
har-
salir
saldr-
haber
habr-
querer
querr-
Remember that irregular
verbs take the regular
future endings.
• Read these sentences, paying attention to the boldfaced verbs in the future tense.
¿Dónde estará Ana?
(I wonder where Ana is?)
Estará en su casa.
(She’s probably at home.)
EXPLANATION: You can use the future tense to wonder or guess about something.
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• Read these sentences, paying attention to the boldfaced verbs in the future tense.