Choose correct tense. Imperfect or Preterite?

Ayer por la tarde, cuando yo fui /iba a mi casa en mi coche, vi/veía a David Villa en la calle. Llovía/llovió y él no llevaba/llevó paraguas. Entonces, yo bajé/bajaba la ventanilla y yo preguntaba/pregunté a David si quería/quiso acompañarme. Él dio/daba las gracias y subió/subía al coche. Él estaba/estuvo muy mojado desafortunadamente. Cuando yo llegué/llegaba a su casa, su esposa me invitó/invitaba a cenar con ellos (desafortunadamente) Dije/decía que no y volví/volvía a casa. Estaba/estuve muy cansada.

Answers – 1) fui 2) vi 3) llovía 4) llevaba 5) bajé 6) pregunté 7) quería 8) dio 9) subió 10) estaba 11) llegué 12) invitó 13) dije 14) volví 15) estaba

¿Qué vas

a hacer este fin de semana?

L.Obj – to learn the Future tenses.

hacer parapente

Navegar los rápidos

empareja el español con el inglés

• 1.Ir de vacaciones• 2.Casarse• 3. Enamorarse• 4. Escribir una

novela• 5. Aprobar los

exámenes• 6.Vivir en el

extranjero

• A. to get married• B. to live abroad• C. to pass exams• D. to fall in love• E. to get married• F. to go on

vacation• G. to write a novel

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Future expressions

• The day after tomorrow• Next week• Next weekend• In the future• Next year

• Pasado mañana• La semana que viene• El fin de semana que viene• En el futuro• El año que viene

The persistencia de la memoria, by Salvador Dali

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To achieve a Grade C or above at GCSE, you

will have to use the Future Tenses in your Speaking and Writing.

There are two tenses that you

can use:

The FutureThe Conditional

Future Tense

I am going to play

I will play

I will be playing

In English:

The Conditional

I would play

I would be playing

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The Immediate Future TenseThe Immediate Future Tense

In English: I am going to play

The Immediate Future Tense is formed by using

The verb ir + a + infinitive

voy

vas

va

vamos

van

a

jugar

comer

vivir

Therefore voy a jugar =I am going to playvamos a comer =We are going to eatVan a vivir =They are going to live

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Mirar = to watchVender = to sellSubir = to climb

voy

vas

va

vamos

van

You (sg) are going to sell

He is going to climb

They are going to watch

I am going to climb

We are going to sell

You (pl) are going to watch

Vas a vender

Va a subir

Van a mirar

Voy a subir

Vamos a vender

Ustedes van a mirar

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The Future TenseThe Future TenseIn English: I will play

I will be playing

The Future Tense is formed by using

infinitive + ending

hablar

beber

recibir

éásá

emos

án

Beberemos =

We will drink

Recibiré =

I will receive

Hablarán =

They willspeak

He willdrink =

Beberá

Hablaré =

I will speak

Recibirás =

You (singular)will receive

I will go (ir) to Spain

We will buy (comprar) a house

He will write (escribir) a book

I will wear (llevar) my hat

They won’t arrive (llegar) until 8 o’clock

¡A practicar!

Iré a EspañaCompraremos una casaEscribirá un libroLlevaré mi sombreroNo llegarán hasta las ocho

The future tense 3

“Seré un genio, y el mundo me admirará. Quizás seré despreciado e incomprendido, pero seré un genio, un gran genio, porque estoy seguro de ello."

Nota: Escrito por Salvador Dalí a la temprana edad de 15 años.

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What makes the Future Tense easy to use ?

All infinitives use the same endings.

What makes the Future Tense more tricky ?

There are 12 irregular verbs in the Future Tense

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Irregular Verbs in the Irregular Verbs in the Future Tense:Future Tense:

caber

decir

haber

hacer

poder

poner

querer

saber

salir

tener

valer

venir

to fit

to say / tellto have*to do / make

to be able

to putto want

to know (a fact)

to go out

to have*to be worth

to come

*Tener means

to own or to possess.

You will use this verb a lot.

Haber is an auxiliary or

“helping” verb.You will use

it very rarely.

cabré, cabrás, ….

diré

habré

haré

podré

pondré

querré

sabré

saldré

tendré

valdré

vendré

The endings are the same as for the regular

verbs, but a future stem is used

instead of the

infinitive.

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Some practice……Some practice……caber

decir

haber

hacer

poder

poner

querer

saber

salir

tener

valer

venir

cabré

diré

habré

haré

podré

pondré

querré

sabré

saldré

tendré

valdré

vendré

He will know

We will say

You (sg) will have

They will be able

Brad y Angelina will go out

sabrá

diremos

tendrás

podrán

saldrán

Irregular verbs

The future tense 6

Trabalenguas….• ¿Usted no nada nada?

No, no traje traje.

• El amor es una locuraque solo el cura lo cura,pero el cura que lo curacomete una gran locura.

• Pepe Pecas pica papas con un pico.Con un pico pica papas Pepe Pecas.

El Futuro Inmediato

1. I am going to play

2. You (s) are going to live

3. We are going to read

4. They are going to make

5. You (pl) are going to be

6. He is going to have

7. I am going to listen

8. We are going to write

9. They are going to study

10. You (s) are going to travel

El Futuro Simple

11. I will play

12. You (s) will live

13. We will read

14. They will make

15. You (pl) will be

16. He will have

17. I will listen

18. We will write

19. They will study

20. You will travel

Immediate future

1. I am going to play

2. You (s) are going to live

3. We are going to read

4. They are going to make

5. You (pl) are going to be

6. He is going to have

7. I am going to listen

8. We are going to write

9. They are going to study

10. You (s) are going to travel

Simple future

11. I will play

12. You (s) will live

13. We will read

14. They will make

15. You (pl) will be

16. He will have

17. I will listen

18. We will write

19. They will study

20. You will travel

Voy a jugar

Vas a vivir

Vamos a leer

Van a hacer

Van a ser/estar

Va a tener

Voy a escuchar

Vamos a escribir

Van a estudiar

Vas a viajar

jugaré

Vivirás

leeremos

*harán

serán/ estarán

*tendrá

escucharé

escribiremos

estudiarán

viajarás

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The Conditional TenseThe Conditional TenseIn English: I would play

I would be playing

The Conditional Tense is

formed in a similar way to

the Future Tense.

The Conditional Tense is

formed using the infinitive and endings.

infinitive + ending

escuchar

leer

existir

ía

ías

ía

íamos

íais

ían

These These endings endings are the are the

same for all same for all verbs in verbs in

the the Conditional Conditional

TenseTense

Leería =

I would read /He/she would

read

Escucharías =

You (sg)wouldlisten

Existiríamos

We wouldexist

You (pl)wouldlisten

Escucharíais

They wouldread

Leerían

I would exist/He/she would

exist

Existiría

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Irregular verbs in the Irregular verbs in the Conditional TenseConditional Tense

caber

decir

haber

hacer

poder

poner

querer

saber

salir

tener

valer

venir

cabría, cabrías, ….

diría

habría

haría

podría

pondría

querría

sabría

saldría

tendría

valdría

vendría

to fit

to have

to do/make

to be able

to put

to want

to know (fact)

to go out

to have

to be worth

to come

to say/tell

In other words, the same as for the Future

Tense !

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