Transcript Unit 3B: Labolengua

Unit 3B Labolengua
The future and the
conditional
Unit 3B: Labolengua
A The future
The future tense is used to talk about what will happen in the future.
It can also be used to talk about hopes and plans.
Iré a Londres – I will go to London.
Estudiaré en la universidad – I will study at university.
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Unit 3B: Labolengua
To form the future, take the infinitive and add the following endings:
volver – to return
volveré – I will return
volverás – you (s) will return
volverá – he/she/you (formal) will return
volveremos – we will return
volveréis – you (pl) will return
volverán – they/you (pl formal) will return
All verbs use these endings, but some have an irregular stem – the
part the endings attach to.
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Unit 3B: Labolengua
Future verbs with irregular stems:
decir – diré – I will say
haber – habrá – there will be
hacer – haré – I will do
poder – podré – I will be able
poner – pondré – I will put
querer – querré – I will want
salir – saldré – I will go out
tener – tendré – I will have
venir – vendré – I will come
ver – veré – I will see
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Unit 3B: Labolengua
B The conditional
The conditional is used where in English we use ‘would’ + verb.
Me gustaría viajar por el mundo – I would like to travel the world.
Sería un buen médico – I would make a good doctor.
It is formed like the future, with the infinitive, but with these endings:
estudiar – to study
estudiaría – I would study
estudiarías – you (s) would study
estudiaría – he/she/you (formal) would study
The same verbs are irregular in both the future and the conditional,
and they use the same stems.
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