Future and Conditional of Spanish Verbs

Future Tense

The future tense is used to indicate that an action will happen in the future. The future tense is formed by adding grammatical endings to the infinitive of the verb.

The following table shows the future tense for the three classes of verbs.

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Often in Spanish the structure ir a + [verb] is used to indicate that an action will happen very soon. The verb ir is very irregular. Have a look at the Present Tense of Spanish Verbs lesson to review how to use the verb ir in the present tense.

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Conditional Tense

The conditional tense indicates uncertainty that an action will happen, or that an action will happen only if certain conditions are met. It is also used to make polite requests. In English this tense is formed by using 'would' in front of the verb. In Spanish the conditional tense is created by adding grammatical endings to the infinitive of the verb.

The following table shows the conditional tense for the three classes of verbs.

Examples

Me dijeron que tardaría sólo tres días.	They told me that it would only take three days.
¿Te gustaría ir conmigo?	Would you like to go with me?
Yo hablaría contigo, pero estás demasiado ocupado.	I would talk with you, but you are too busy.
¿Irías a la tienda?	Would you go too the store?
Ella estaría tocando el piano, pero está demasiado cansada.	She would be playing piano, but she is too tired.

Irregular Verbs in the Future and Conditional

There are a few verbs that are irregular in the future and conditional tenses. For these verbs the stem of the verb is different, but the grammatical endings remain the same.

Here are some other verbs that are irregular in the future and conditional tenses. The stem of the verb is altered, but the same grammatical endings are added as for regular verbs.

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