When to use it
- Future plans and events
- Promises and predictions
- Statements about what will happen
- Probability or conjecture about the present
Futuro simple
Spanish Future Tense Conjugation Guide
Use the Spanish future tense for future events, promises, predictions, and probability about the present.
Quick summary
This spanish future tense conjugation reference connects meaning to forms. Use the Spanish future tense for future events, promises, predictions, and probability about the present. For regular verbs, keep the complete infinitive and add the same future endings to -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
How to form it
For regular verbs, keep the complete infinitive and add the same future endings to -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
Spanish Future Tense examples
Hablaré contigo mañana.
I will speak with you tomorrow.
Comeremos después.
We will eat later.
Vivirán en Madrid.
They will live in Madrid.
Regular spanish future tense conjugations
Compare a model -ar, -er, and -ir verb. The bold portion is the complete conjugated form.
Practise this tense with common verbs
Open custom verb practiceCommon spanish future tense mistakes
Incorrect: Mañana hablaré a Ana. (fixed appointment intended)
Correct: Mañana hablo con Ana.
The future is possible, but the present often presents a fixed arrangement more naturally; choose from the intended viewpoint.
Related Spanish tense guides
Spanish Future Perfect TenseUse the Spanish future perfect for actions completed before a future deadline and for conjecture about completed past events.Spanish Conditional TenseUse the Spanish conditional for hypothetical results, future events viewed from the past, polite requests, advice, and probability about the past.Spanish Present TenseUse the Spanish present tense for what happens now, repeated routines, general truths, and near-future plans.
Future forms in context
Future tense or ir a?
Compare predictions and promises with plans, intentions, present evidence, and scheduled events.
Read the Spanish future tense vs ir a lessonSpanish Future Tense FAQ
What is the spanish future tense?
Use the Spanish future tense for future events, promises, predictions, and probability about the present.
How do you form the spanish future tense?
For regular verbs, keep the complete infinitive and add the same future endings to -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
When should I use the spanish future tense?
Use it for future plans and events, promises and predictions, statements about what will happen, probability or conjecture about the present.
How can I practise the spanish future tense?
Use one tense with several common verbs, answer from memory, review corrections, and return when the saved forms become due.