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To achieve a Grade C or above at GCSE, you will have to use the Future

Tenses in your Speaking and Writing.

Future Tense

I am going to play

I will play

I will be playing

In English:

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The Immediate Future Tense

In English: I am going to play

The Immediate Future Tense is formed by using

The verb ir + a + infinitive

voyvasva

vamosvaisvan

a

jugar

comer

vivir

Therefore voy a jugar =I am going to playvamos a comer =We are going to eatVan a vivir =They are going to live

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Mirar = to watchVender = to sellSubir = to climb

voy

vas

va

vamos

vais

van

You (sg) are going to sell

He is going to climb

They are going to watch

I am going to climb

We are going to sell

You (pl) are going to watch

Vas a vender

Va a subir

Van a mirar

Voy a subir

Vamos a vender

Vais a mirar

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The ‘Will’ Future In English: I will play

I will be playing

The Future Tense is formed by using

infinitive + ending

hablar

beber

recibir

éásá

emoséisán

Beberemos =

We will drink

Recibiré =

I will receive

Hablarán =

They willspeak

He willdrink =

Beberá

Hablaré =

I will speak

Recibiréis =

You (pl)will receive

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What makes the Future Tense easy to use ?

All infinitives use the same endings.

What makes the Future Tense more tricky ?

There are 12 irregular verbs in the Future Tense

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Irregular Verbs in the Future Tense:

caberdecirhaberhacerpoderponerquerersabersalirtenervalervenir

to fit

to say / tellto have*to do / make

to be able

to putto want

to know (a fact)

to go out

to have*to be worth

to come

*Tener means

to own or to possess.

You will use this verb a lot.

Haber is an auxiliary or

“helping” verb.You will use

it very rarely.

cabré, cabrás, ….diréhabréharépodrépondréquerrésabrésaldrétendrévaldrévendré

The endings are the same as for the regular

verbs, but a future stem is used

instead of the

infinitive.

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Some practice……caberdecirhaberhacerpoderponerquerersabersalirtenervalervenir

cabrédiréhabréharépodrépondréquerrésabrésaldrétendrévaldrévendré

He will know

We will say

You (sg) will have

They will be able

You (pl) will go out

sabrá

diremos

tendrás

podrán

saldréis

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The Conditional TenseIn English: I would play

I would be playing

The Conditional Tense is formed in a similar way

to the Future Tense.

The Conditional Tense is formed

using the infinitive and

endings.

infinitive + ending

escuchar

leer

existir

ía

ías

ía

íamos

íais

ían

These endings are the same

for all verbs in

the Conditional

Tense

Leería =

I would read /He/she would

read

Escucharías =

You (sg)wouldlisten

Existiríamos

We wouldexist

You (pl)wouldlisten

Escucharíais

They wouldread

Leerían

I would exist/He/she would

exist

Existiría

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Irregular verbs in the Conditional Tensecaberdecirhaberhacerpoderponerquerersabersalirtenervalervenir

cabría, cabrías, ….diríahabríaharíapodríapondríaquerríasabríasaldríatendríavaldríavendría

to fitto haveto do/maketo be ableto putto wantto know (fact)to go outto haveto be worthto cometo say/tell

In other words, the same as for the Future

Tense !

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