Lesson Transcript

Let's look at the sentence pattern.
This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow.
[Subject] + [verb in future tense] + [additional information]
This is a common way to talk about future plans or intentions in Spanish.
Let's look at how this works.
The subject tells us who is doing the action — it can be a noun or a pronoun, like yo "I," ella "she," or mis amigos "my friends."
The verb is conjugated in the future tense, which is often used to describe what someone will do or is going to do.
In Spanish, the future tense is formed by adding endings directly to the full infinitive — unlike the present tense, you do not remove -ar, -er, or -ir.
For example:
hablar "to speak" becomes hablaré "I will speak"
comer "to eat" becomes comerás "you will eat"
vivir "to live" becomes vivirá "he or she will live"
In Spanish, the subject is often implied — it doesn't need to be written because the verb form already tells us who the subject is.
And after that, we usually add more information like a destination, time, or people involved.
Let's see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern.
Iré a Puerto Vallarta con unos amigos.
"I'm going to Puerto Vallarta with some friends."
In this sentence:
Iré is the future tense of the verb ir, meaning "to go."
It's the first-person singular form, so it already tells us the subject is yo, meaning "I" — even though it's not written.
A Puerto Vallarta gives the destination — "to Puerto Vallarta."
Con unos amigos adds who the speaker is going with — "with some friends."
So this sentence fits the pattern: the subject is implied, the verb is in future tense, and the additional information tells us more about where and with whom.
Now you can use this structure to talk about things you will do in the future in Spanish!
Keep in mind that some common verbs like tener "to have," and hacer "to do or make" are irregular in the future tense.
This means their stems change before you add the regular future tense endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -án.
For example, tener becomes tendr-, so the conjugation will be
yo tendré
tú tendrás
él, ella, usted tendrá
nosotros, as tendremos
ellos, ellas, ustedes tendrán
Hacer becomes har-, so it's conjugated as
yo haré
tú harás
él, ella, usted hará
nosotros, as haremos
ellos, ellas, ustedes harán
Notice that even though the stem changes, the same future endings are added.
These irregular forms are very common in everyday conversation, so it's useful to recognize and practice them early.
Now let's look at some speaking examples.
Visitaré a mis abuelos en la capital.
"I will visit my grandparents in the capital."
Can you see how the pattern applies here?
Let's break it down:
Here, the subject is implied. It's not written, but it's understood from the verb ending. In Visitaré, the -é tells us the subject is yo — meaning "I."
Visitaré is the verb in the future tense, meaning "I will visit." It tells us what the speaker plans to do.
A mis abuelos is the object, meaning "my grandparents," and en la capital adds additional information, telling us "in the capital."
So, Visitaré a mis abuelos en la capital fits the pattern [Subject] + [verb in future tense] + [additional information] —
"I" (subject, implied) + "will visit" (verb) + "my grandparents in the capital" (details).
Here's another example
Prepararé mis maletas para viajar.
"I will pack my suitcases to travel."
Prepararé mis maletas para viajar.
"I will pack my suitcases to travel."
Let's try one more,
Estaré encantado de ayudarle.
"I'll be happy to help you."
Estaré encantado de ayudarle.
"I'll be happy to help you."
Another one.
Cenaré con mi familia esta noche.
"I will have dinner with my family tonight."
Cenaré con mi familia esta noche.
"I will have dinner with my family tonight."
One last example.
Estudiaré para el examen mañana.
"I will study for the exam tomorrow."
Estudiaré para el examen mañana.
"I will study for the exam tomorrow."

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