{"id":20761,"date":"2025-09-10T05:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conexionsp.com\/amaras-buenos-aires-the-simple-future-in-spanish\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T07:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T05:05:12","slug":"amaras-buenos-aires-the-simple-future-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conexionsp.com\/en\/amaras-buenos-aires-the-simple-future-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Amar\u00e1s Buenos Aires: the simple future in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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chose the phrase "amar\u00e1s Buenos Aires" (you will love Buenos Aires) for the title of this article because, the first time I visited the city of Buenos Aires, I received that message from a friend who had already been there several times. And I chose it, furthermore, because in this article we will see the simple future in Spanish, and before seeing the pure and hard grammar I want to make some clarifications. Or say what I think, or what I believe. Let's go!\n<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The simple future in Spanish is a verb tense that, as its name says, theoretically is used to express future events. Yes, and no. It is actually a very versatile verb tense and, from my point of view, the one that presents the most differences in its use between the different varieties of the Spanish language. I return to the phrase amar\u00e1s Buenos Aires<\/em> (you will love Buenos Aires): I understood it, yes, perfectly, as any native Spanish speaker would understand it perfectly regardless of their native variety of the language, but it sounded completely unnatural<\/em> to me. In my variety of the language, to convey this message, we would normally use the periphrasis ir + a + verb + complement<\/em>: vas a amar Buenos Aires<\/em> (you are going to love Buenos Aires). And thinking while I write, the most likely way to convey that message would be te va a encantar Buenos Aires<\/em>. But to her, for some reason, when she wrote me that message it came out that way. Why do I give this example? Because, as I have written before, from my point of view this verb tense is used more for other functions than to introduce actions that, for sure, will occur in the future. As a major difference, it can be said that in Spanish from Spain there is a greater tendency to use this verb tense to introduce this type of actions and that in Latin American Spanish there is a greater tendency to use the periphrastic future, but this is something that I believe has to be analyzed variety by variety and whose differences are, from my point of view always, greater even than those of the use of the pret\u00e9rito perfecto versus the indefinido. Let’s see, then, the grammar and the described uses. Everything I am going to write from here on is correct and comprehensible for any native Spanish speaker and for any language learner with sufficient level of linguistic competence, but its uses in day-to-day life will vary according to the variety of Spanish language in question.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The regular conjugation of the simple future requires, simply, adding endings to the infinitive of verbs, and these are the same for the three verbal groups in Spanish.<\/p>

Hablar (to speak).<\/b><\/p>

Yo hablar\u00e9<\/b><\/p>

T\u00fa hablar\u00e1s<\/b><\/p>

\u00c9l\/Ella\/Usted hablar\u00e1<\/b><\/p>

Nosotros\/as hablaremos<\/b><\/p>

Vosotros\/as hablar\u00e9is<\/b><\/p>

Ellos\/Ellas\/Ustedes hablar\u00e1n<\/b><\/p>

Comer (to eat).<\/b><\/p>

Yo comer\u00e9<\/b><\/p>

T\u00fa comer\u00e1s<\/b><\/p>

\u00c9l\/Ella\/Usted comer\u00e1<\/b><\/p>

Nosotros\/as comeremos<\/b><\/p>

Vosotros\/as comer\u00e9is<\/b><\/p>

Ellos\/Ellas\/Ustedes comer\u00e1n<\/b><\/p>

Vivir (to live).<\/b><\/p>

Yo vivir\u00e9<\/b><\/p>

T\u00fa vivir\u00e1s<\/b><\/p>

\u00c9l\/Ella\/Usted vivir\u00e1<\/b><\/p>

Nosotros\/as viviremos<\/b><\/p>

Vosotros\/as vivir\u00e9is<\/b><\/p>

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Although the simple future has relatively few irregular verbs, it is crucial to know the most frequent ones:<\/p>

Irregularities by root change.<\/strong><\/p>

Tener (to have) \u2192 tendr-<\/b><\/p>

Yo tendr\u00e9, t\u00fa tendr\u00e1s, \u00e9l tendr\u00e1, nosotros tendremos, vosotros tendr\u00e9is, ellos tendr\u00e1n<\/p>

Venir (to come) \u2192 vendr-<\/b><\/p>

Yo vendr\u00e9, t\u00fa vendr\u00e1s, \u00e9l vendr\u00e1, nosotros vendremos, vosotros vendr\u00e9is, ellos vendr\u00e1n<\/p>

Poner (to put) \u2192 pondr-<\/b><\/p>

Yo pondr\u00e9, t\u00fa pondr\u00e1s, \u00e9l pondr\u00e1, nosotros pondremos, vosotros pondr\u00e9is, ellos pondr\u00e1n<\/p>

Salir (to go out) \u2192 saldr-<\/b><\/p>

Yo saldr\u00e9, t\u00fa saldr\u00e1s, \u00e9l saldr\u00e1, nosotros saldremos, vosotros saldr\u00e9is, ellos saldr\u00e1n<\/p>

Valer (to be worth) \u2192 valdr-<\/b><\/p>

Yo valdr\u00e9, t\u00fa valdr\u00e1s, \u00e9l valdr\u00e1, nosotros valdremos, vosotros valdr\u00e9is, ellos valdr\u00e1n<\/p>

Irregularities by Vowel Loss.<\/strong><\/p>

Haber (to have as auxiliary) \u2192 habr-<\/b><\/p>

Yo habr\u00e9, t\u00fa habr\u00e1s, \u00e9l habr\u00e1, nosotros habremos, vosotros habr\u00e9is, ellos habr\u00e1n<\/p>

Caber (to fit) \u2192 cabr-<\/b><\/p>

Yo cabr\u00e9, t\u00fa cabr\u00e1s, \u00e9l cabr\u00e1, nosotros cabremos, vosotros cabr\u00e9is, ellos cabr\u00e1n<\/p>

Poder (to can) \u2192 podr-<\/b><\/p>

Yo podr\u00e9, t\u00fa podr\u00e1s, \u00e9l podr\u00e1, nosotros podremos, vosotros podr\u00e9is, ellos podr\u00e1n<\/p>

Querer (to want) \u2192 querr-<\/b><\/p>

Yo querr\u00e9, t\u00fa querr\u00e1s, \u00e9l querr\u00e1, nosotros querremos, vosotros querr\u00e9is, ellos querr\u00e1n<\/p>

Saber (to know) \u2192 sabr-<\/b><\/p>

Yo sabr\u00e9, t\u00fa sabr\u00e1s, \u00e9l sabr\u00e1, nosotros sabremos, vosotros sabr\u00e9is, ellos sabr\u00e1n<\/p>

Special Irregularities.<\/strong><\/p>

Decir (to say) \u2192 dir-<\/b><\/p>

Yo dir\u00e9, t\u00fa dir\u00e1s, \u00e9l dir\u00e1, nosotros diremos, vosotros dir\u00e9is, ellos dir\u00e1n<\/p>

Hacer (to do, to make) \u2192 har-<\/b><\/p>

Yo har\u00e9, t\u00fa har\u00e1s, \u00e9l har\u00e1, nosotros haremos, vosotros har\u00e9is, ellos har\u00e1n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Expressing future actions:<\/strong> this is the use, so to speak, most obvious of this verb tense, but at the same time the one that occurs the least, at least, in my variety of the language. That is, it is understood and can be used, but in general in my variety of the language we tend to substitute it with the periphrastic future, which we will see in another article. As I wrote before: broadly speaking we can say that in Spain this use of the simple future occurs more and in Latin America less, but from my point of view that depends on each variety of the language. And with this I am not telling you that if you are used to using it you should not use it if you speak with a native speaker from Latin America. You can use it and your messages will be understood. What I want to tell you with this is that surely you will hear it more<\/em> if you interact with Spanish speakers and less<\/em> if you interact with Latin American native speakers. An exception to this, at least in my variant, is in written language: in the press and literature, for example, the simple future is used much more than the periphrastic. Let’s see some examples.<\/p>

Ma\u00f1ana ir\u00e9 al m\u00e9dico. (Tomorrow I will go to the doctor).<\/em><\/p>

El a\u00f1o que viene viajaremos a Europa. (Next year we will travel to Europe).<\/em><\/p>

Te llamar\u00e9 cuando llegue a casa. (I will call you when I get home).<\/em><\/p>

Expressing probability or supposition in the future:<\/strong> this is also a very frequent use, which also in some cases, depending on the variety of language in question, is sometimes substituted by the periphrastic future.<\/p>

\u00bfCrees que Mar\u00eda ir\u00e1 a la fiesta? (Do you think Mar\u00eda will go to the party?).<\/em><\/p>

Supongo que en 2050 llegaremos a Marte. (I suppose that in 2050 we will reach Mars).<\/em><\/p>

Seguramente ma\u00f1ana llover\u00e1 todo el d\u00eda. (Surely tomorrow it will rain all day).<\/em><\/p>

Expressing probability or supposition in the present:<\/strong> this use is also very frequent and is used to express a supposition of something current, like the time, the price of something, etc.<\/p>

\u00a1Qu\u00e9 linda casa! \u00bfCu\u00e1nto costar\u00e1? (What a beautiful house! How much does it cost?).<\/em><\/p>

\u00bfQu\u00e9 hora ser\u00e1? Ser\u00e1n las 5. (What time might it be? It must be 5 o’clock. There’s no way to check the exact time, so we suppose it).<\/em><\/p>

Mar\u00eda no contesta el tel\u00e9fono. Estar\u00e1 durmiendo. (Mar\u00eda doesn’t answer the phone. She must be sleeping. We suspect she’s sleeping right now).<\/em><\/p>

Expressing future actions that are not certain but that if a condition is met will be inevitable:<\/strong><\/p>

Ped\u00ed tener el d\u00eda libre ma\u00f1ana en el trabajo. (I asked to have the day off tomorrow at work).<\/em><\/p>

\u00bfY si no te lo dan? (And if they don’t give it to you?).<\/em><\/p>

Ir\u00e9 a trabajar. (I will go to work).<\/em><\/p>

Mi computadora no prende. La voy a llevar a un t\u00e9cnico. (My computer won’t turn on. I’m going to take it to a technician).<\/em><\/p>

\u00bfY si no puede repararla? (And if he can’t repair it?).<\/em><\/p>

Me comprar\u00e9 otra. (I will buy another one).<\/em><\/p>

Expressing orders or commands:<\/strong> in some varieties of the language the simple future is used with an imperative meaning.<\/p>

Hoy te acostar\u00e1s temprano. (Today you will go to bed early. Whether you want to or not).<\/em><\/p>

Har\u00e1s la tarea antes de salir. (You will do the homework before going out).<\/em><\/p>

Making polite requests:<\/strong> several verb tenses are used in Spanish to add politeness to requests and the simple future is one of them. It should be noted that in this use the request is for the current moment, not for something future, unless the context indicates otherwise.<\/p>

\u00bfPodr\u00e1 usted ayudarme? (Can you help me?).<\/em><\/p>

\u00bfTendr\u00e1s un minuto para hablar conmigo? (Do you have a minute to talk with me?).<\/em><\/p>

Expressing surprise or incredulity:<\/strong> generally in the form of a rhetorical question when we already know that something is real, with the expression \u00bfser\u00e1 posible?<\/em> (is it possible?) being the most frequent use in this case.<\/p>

El auto tiene dos ruedas pinchadas. (The car has two flat tires).<\/em><\/p>

\u00bfSer\u00e1 posible? (Is it possible?).<\/em><\/p>

As you can see, this verb tense has many possible uses. The meaning of the message transmitted using this verb tense will depend on the context of the communicative act, like many things in linguistics. Thus, if someone tells you hoy te acostar\u00e1s temprano<\/em> they are not making a prediction, they are giving you an order. Or if someone says ma\u00f1ana trabajar\u00e9 todo el d\u00eda<\/em>\u00a0they don’t suppose it, they know it. And when my friend told me amar\u00e1s Buenos Aires<\/em> she was supposing it, because she knows me. And she was right, yes, I did love Buenos Aires. Here<\/strong> <\/a>I leave you exercises to practice this topic. Thanks for reading!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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