Questions tagged [futuro]
Questions about future in verb tenses. Preguntas acerca del futuro en tiempos verbales.
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Future tense to express possibility in the present
I was reading through my old 501 Spanish verbs book and it says that the future tense can be used to express possibility in the present. i.e. "María estará enferma." would translate to "...
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"Haré lo que pueda". ¿Cómo se dice en inglés? [closed]
"Haré lo que pueda". ¿Cómo se dice en Inglés?
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"if I *will* decide to do X, *will* Y happen"?
Speaking of the contractions with both future tenses, and when none of actions is certain to happen, that is, when both are "if (future) ... then (future) ...".
Namely, I could say:
"if ...
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¿Por qué se dice "si me saliera" y no "si me saldría"?
El usuario Gustavson (profesor de Español y traductor literario entre otras cosas) me señaló en un comentario que se dice "si me saliera" y no "si me saldría". Busqué una ...
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Subjunctive future or imperative when conjugating a verb denoting a "general act"
"General act" isn't a very descriptive phrase here, but let me show what I mean.
When you address an old person, you use usted instead of tú.
The verb of interest is in bold letters. In ...
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Perífrasis de futuro en subjuntivo
No entiendo completamente qué pasa en una frase como
No duda que vaya a ser investido
(que viene de https://www.diariodeleon.es/articulo/espana/sanchez-duda-vaya-ser-investido-martes-claro-hombre/...
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Using gustar in future tense
I'm studying Spanish and I'm having some hard time using gustar in future tense.
I do understand that the verb is reflexive and that gustarse would translate to to please someone, so simple sentences ...
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when to use the future tense and not the subjunctive
For a piece of homework I had to write a short essay.
I wrote the line below and when I was going through it with my teacher I thought she would say it was incorrect. The reason I thought it was ...
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Function of poder in the future tense
I want to ask a question about the use of the verb poder in the future tense.
I was given the following sentence to read as part of a passage on future homes:
Estas estructuras se podrán ...
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understanding the difference between the subjunctive and the future tense [duplicate]
I'm trying (& struggling) to learn about the subjunctive. I am working through the examples on this web page.
So there is a sentence which translate in English as "When I go to visit you, I will ...
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The use of futuro perfecto other than "I will have finished"
I watched a movie yesterday (translated from English to Spanish), in which one man asked another the following with the following translation to Spanish:
English original: "It has been an enormously ...
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Can you use the present progressive as a sort of future tense?
In English, I can use “to be”, a gerund, and either a time or “when” to mean something in the future. For example, I can say
When are you going?
and mean
When will you be going?/When will you ...
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Where does the subject go when asking a question with ir + a + infinitive?
In questions, the subject (if present in the sentence) goes after the noun, such as
Tú estás aquí.
becoming
¿Estás tú aquí?
and
Stormblessed está comiendo una hamburguesa.
becoming
¿...
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Subjunctive present or future?
In statements like this:
No creo que él te comprenda/comprendiere.
I don't believe that he'll understand you
Should subjunctive in the present or future be used? Is it "comprenda" or "...
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Subjunctive future form -- how and when to use it? Example with "I think I'll go there"?
What's the correct way to say "I think I'll go there"?
I should use subjunctive form, correct? And the future tense of it, not present?
Therefore it'd be:
Creo que fuere allí
However, I did a ...
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Using the present indicative to communicate about the future
In Spanish and some other languages (e.g. French and German), we can use the present indicative tense plus an appropriate adverb to communicate about the future, for example
Mañana voy al ...
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¿Es correcto usar el futuro para hablar del presente/pasado?
Hay ciertas construcciones que me son muy familiares pero que al pensar detenidamente en ellas me entra la duda y no sé qué justificación gramatical tienen (o si simplemente son incorrectas). Tal es ...
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¿Cuándo pasó el tiempo "habré amado" a formar parte del modo indicativo?
En la investigación para mi respuesta a ¿Es "haber de" el origen del futuro simple en español? descubrí que en la primera gramática publicada por la RAE se tenía que el futuro ...
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¿Es "haber de" el origen del futuro simple en español?
En el DPD se explica el uso de haber de + infinitivo cuando se usa para hablar del futuro:
... A veces expresa, simplemente, acción futura: «¡No he de morir hasta enmendarlo!» (Cuzzani Cortés [Arg. ...
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Tiempos pasados para expresar deseos futuros
Vamos con un nuevo episodio de "preguntas de carretera". Hoy, volviendo a casa en el coche tras una comida abundante en un pueblo cercano, exclamé en voz alta:
Me echaba yo una siesta al llegar a ...
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What mnemonics can help me learn the future tense?
In Spanish, the future tense is relatively simple.
It's just a matter of adding one of the following endings to the infinitive:
-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
A dozen irregulars (and compounds based ...
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"Hay" en futuro simple
No sé como utilizar hay en futuro simple.
Por ejemplo: "Sobre la mesa hay un pastel". Si convertimos esta oración en futuro, tendremos: "Sobre la mesa habrá un pastel". Aquí todo está claro.
Pero si ...
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The two imperfect subjunctives, is one actually future?
I am in Mexico City and people here are telling me that the subjunctive form -ra is actually future, and that only the -se form is imperfect. I have always been taught that both are imperfect (...
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Future subjunctive of "I hope that she will not be ill"?
How do you translate the following phrase?
I hope that she [my sister] will not be ill.
The context of the phrase is that my family holiday will be cancelled if my sister continues to be ill.
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¿Cuál es la explicación del uso del presente simple con función de futuro?
Esto es algo que he estado cuestionándome hace rato.
En Chile es común usar las formas simples con expresiones de este estilo:
— No me gusta el arroz.
— Yo me lo como entonces.
Creo que es ...
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Which tenses of "ír" are permissible in the "ir a infinitive" construction?
For expressing an intention for the future (I am going to...) of course we use the construction: ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive.
I have seen and used the present and imperfect tenses for this ...
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Phrasing the future... In 5 years I think I will
I'm trying to say the phrase
"In two years I think I will work in a lab".
I've been playing around with my spanish book and I've come up with the phrase
"En dos años creo voy a trabajo en un ...
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Conditional or Future for Tener
I had this Spanish translation question:
If you don't finish your homework you won't have dessert.
This was the answer provided:
Si no terminas tu tarea no tendrás postre.
I interpret the ...
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Subjunctive Third-person singular
I do not understand why in Spanish the following sentence makes sense
Cuando Jaime cumpla 50 años, vamos a darle una fiesta.
but this does not?
Cuando Jaime cumpliere 50 años, vamos a darle ...
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Futuro or Subjuntivo to talk about a belief in a future event in a negative form
Objective
Clarify which one to use 'Futuro' or 'Subjuntivo' (or it does not matter) to say "I do not believe/think it will rain tomorrow".
No creo que lloverá mañana.
No creo que llueva mañana.
In ...
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Uso del tiempo del futuro vs la condicional
"No supo explicar por qué no iría a la excursión el próximo fin de semana".
Por qué usa la condicional en vez del futuro?
"No estoy segura, por eso le dije que tendrá unos 40 años."
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How to say "I thought you'd want to know about this"
How would you say "I thought you'd want to know about this." ... The best I could come up with was "Pensé que querrás saber sobre esto."
Is this correct?
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Inference/guess about an event in the past
Objective
Understand/clarify how to express inference/guess on an event that happened in the past.
Question
To say "Who built Stonehenge (and why)?" in Spanish seems to be:
Quien construirían ...
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¿Cuándo va a venir? and ¿Cuándo vendrá?
Objective
Clarify the context(s) that can affect which one to use.
Background
Continuation of "Ir a" versus future tense when asking a question
Question
Although the previous thread ...
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"Ir a" versus future tense when asking a question
I've read that one should use "ir a" when time of completion is certain. If the time is uncertain, one should use the future tense. This choice is not so clear-cut when asking a question. Take for ...
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How does it form a conditional event which will happen in the future?
Talking about a conditional event which will happen in the future. But here, future form isn't used. Which of the below sentences is grammatically correct?
Whenever these bills have been paid, call ...
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"Te va (a) encantar" - is "a" necessary?
Is the "a" necessary when using "ir a" to convey future meaning?
Google gives 17m results for "te va a encantar" but also 1.5m for "te va encantar". Does this rule vary according to formality?
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"ir a «infinitive»" vs. future tense
There are two ways to indicate a future action, ir a «infinitive» and the future tense. How do I decide which to use when? Is one form more common when spoken or in writing? Is there a regional ...
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