Regular Verbs

Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.8.3

AR Verbs in the Future Tense

AR, ER and IR Verbs have the same set of endings in the Future Tense. To form the future tense with AR, ER or IR verbs, do not remove the infinitive ending and add the future endings. Here is an example with 'hablar':

Hablaré - I will talk

Hablaré - I will talk

Hablarás - you will talk

Hablarás - you will talk

Hablará - he/she will talk

Hablará - he/she will talk

Hablaremos - we will talk

Hablaremos - we will talk

Hablaréis - you (plural) will talk

Hablaréis - you (plural) will talk

Hablarán - they will talk

Hablarán - they will talk

ER Verbs in the Future Tense

AR, ER and IR Verbs have the same set of endings in the Future Tense. To form the future tense with AR, ER or IR verbs, do not remove the infinitive ending and add the future endings. Here is the example with ‘comer’:

Comeré - I will eat

Comeré - I will eat

Comerás - you (singular) will eat

Comerás - you (singular) will eat

Comerá - he/she will eat

Comerá - he/she will eat

Comeremos - We will eat

Comeremos - We will eat

Comeréis - you (plural) will eat

Comeréis - you (plural) will eat

Comerán - they will eat

Comerán - they will eat

IR Verbs in the Future Tense

AR, ER and IR Verbs have the same set of endings in the Future Tense. To form the future tense with AR, ER or IR verbs, do not remove the infinitive ending and add the future endings. Here is the example with ‘vivir’:

Viviré - I will live

Viviré - I will live

Vivirás - you (singular) will live

Vivirás - you (singular) will live

Vivirá - he/she will live

Vivirá - he/she will live

Viviremos - we will live

Viviremos - we will live

Viviréis - you (plural) will live

Viviréis - you (plural) will live

Vivirán - they will live

Vivirán - they will live

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