| 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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