How do you form the future tense in Spanish?

Great question! The future tense is really useful because it allows us to talk about future events and so can be included in almost any GCSE writing task!We can use the future tense to talk about events happening tomorrow (mañana) or in 2021 (dos mil veintiuno).To form the future tense, we first need to know the infinitive of the verb. The infinitive is the verb in its simplest form before any endings have been added or changed. For example, hablar (to speak), comer (to eat) and vivir (to live) are all infinitives. We can spot infinitives because they end in -ar, -er or -ir.Once we know the infinitive, we add on the future tense endings onto the end of the infinitive. These are: é, ás, á, emos, éis, án. All except the 'we' first person plural ending, have an accent. Now let's repeat the endings together to help remember then.So for example, 'I will live' would be vivir + é = viviré.Now your turn to try one - how would you say 'We will go to Spain?' - Ir + emos = Iremos, 'Mi familia y yo iremos a España'. Fantastic, well done! Any parts which you find tricky to understand, or any questions?

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