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The Spanish Future Tense

There are two ways to talk about future events in Spanish, the informal future (I am going to eat) and the simple future (I will eat).

The Informal Future - Ir a ...

This form is often used to talk about the immediate future and can be translated as I am going to (do something).

To use the informal future use:
present tense of ir (to go) + a + infinitive

Ir (to go ) is irregular, the conjugations in the present are voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.

Example - comer / to eat
voy a comer	I am going to eat
vas a comer	you are going to eat
va a comer	he is going to eat
vamos a comer	we are going to eat
vais a comer	you are going to eat
van a comer	they are going to eat

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The Simple Future

The simple future can be translated as I will or I shall (do something).

The simple future is formed by adding endings to the complete infinitive (not just the verb stem as with most other tenses).

All regular verb types (-ar, -er and -ir) use these same endings:

yo	-é
tú	-ás
él/ella/Ud.	-á
nosotros	-emos
vosotros	-éis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	-án

Example - trabajar / to work
yo	trabajaré	I will work
tú	trabajarás	you will work
él	trabajará	he will work
nosotros	trabajaremos	we will work
vosotros	trabajaréis	you will work
ellos	trabajarán	they will work

Example - vender / to sell
yo	venderé	I will sell
tú	venderás	you will sell
él	venderá	he will sell
nosotros	venderemos	we will sell
vosotros	venderéis	you will sell
ellos	venderán	they will sell

Example - partir / to leave
yo	partiré	I will leave
tú	partirás	you will leave
él	partirá	he will leave
nosotros	partiremos	we will leave
vosotros	partiréis	you will leave
ellos	partirán	they will leave

Irregular Verbs

The following are the most common verbs that are irregular in the future tense.

Tener	to have
Hacer	to do, to make
Poder	to be able
Decir	to say, tell
Saber	to know
Querer	to want
Poner	to put