Published on
December 23, 2024
by
Kate Santoro, BS
Revised on
June 4, 2025
The future tense in Spanish is used similarly to the future tense in English to express actions that will happen in the future.
Unlike the present tense in Spanish, the simple future tense is conjugated the same for verbs ending in “-ar,” “-er,” and “-ir.”
Future tense in Spanish verb endings
Subject
Verb ending
Yo
-é
Tú
-ás
El, ella, usted
-á
Nosotros
-emos
Vosotros
-éis
Ellos, ellas, ustedes
-án
Future tense in Spanish examplesNosotros hablaremos con la familia. [We will speak with the family.]
Nosotros comeremos en un restaurante. [We will eat in a restaurant.]
Nosotros viviremos en España en el futuro. [We will live in Spain in the future.]
To use the future tense in Spanish in the negative, add a “no” in front of the verb. To form questions, invert the subject-verb order and surround the sentence with “¿” and “?”
Future tense in Spanish negatives and questions examplesNosotros no hablaremos con la familia. [We will not speak with the family.]
Nosotros no comeremos en un restaurante. [We will not eat in a restaurant.]
¿Vivirán en España en el futuro? [Will they live in Spain in the future?]
The present tense in Spanish (“el presente indicativo”) is used in a similar way as the simple present tense in the indicative mood in English.
It is conjugated differently depending on if the verb ends in -ar, -er, or -ir.
Spanish present tense verb endings
Subject
Verbs ending in -ar
Verbs ending in -er
Verbs ending in -ir
Yo [“I”]
-o
-o
-o
Tú [“you,” informal]
-as
-es
-es
Usted [“you,” formal]
-a
-e
-e
El, ella [“he,” “she”]
-a
-e
-e
Nosotros [“we”]
-amos
-emos
-imos
Vosotros [“you,” informal]
-áis
-éis
-ís
Ustedes [“you,” formal]
-an
-en
-en
Ellos, ellas [”they”]
-an
-en
-en
Present tense in Spanish examplesNosotros hablamos español. [We speak Spanish.]
Nosotros comemos carne. [We eat meat.]
Nosotros vivimos en Buenos Aires. [We live in Buenos Aires.]
If you want to use the present tense in Spanish in the negative, you just have to add a “no” in front of the conjugated verb. For questions, invert the order of the subject and verb, and surround the question with “¿” and “?”
Present tense in Spanish negatives and questions examplesYo no hablo español. [I do not speak Spanish.]
Tu madre no vive en Argentina. [Your mother does not live in Argentina.]
Learned is an adjective that means “having a lot of knowledge, often gained through study or experience.” It’s used to describe nouns and pronouns referring to people or things.
Published on
December 9, 2024
by
Kate Santoro, BS
Revised on
March 4, 2025
Lite and light are homophones but have different meanings.
Light is a noun, adjective, and verb with different meanings. Lite is an informal spelling of light and means “low-fat, low-calorie, or low-sugar” or “less complex.”
Light is a neutral word that can be used in all contexts. Lite is an informal word and shouldn’t be used in formal contexts.