Spanish · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 38
Mañana estudiaréTomorrow I will study
Talking about the future. Vocabulary: mañana, la semana que viene, el año que viene, pronto, el futuro, viajar, el viaje, visitar, aprender, algún día. Key point: in chapter 30 you learned the near future "ir a + infinitive" (Voy a estudiar). Now the simple future, in ONE word: you add to the WHOLE infinitive the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -án — the same for -ar, -er and -ir. estudiar → estudiaré; comer → comeré; vivir → viviré. "Mañana estudiaré", "La semana que viene viajaremos". Almost all forms carry an accent (estudiaré, estudiará, estudiarán), except "nosotros" (estudiaremos). English speakers, because English says "Tomorrow I study/I'm studying", leave the present with a future word: "Mañana yo estudio" ✗ → "Mañana estudiaré" ✓.
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Mañana yo estudio / Mañana estudiaré
- LucíaMike, ¿qué harás mañana?Mike, what will you do tomorrow?
- MikeMañana yo estudio para el examen.Tomorrow I study for the exam. (slip: use the future — "Mañana estudiaré")
- LucíaEs futuro: "Mañana estudiaré". El infinitivo más "-é".It is future: "Mañana estudiaré". The infinitive plus "-é".
- MikeAh, claro. Mañana estudiaré, y el sábado descansaré.Ah, right. Tomorrow I will study, and on Saturday I will rest.
- Lucía¡Muy bien! ¿Y viajarás en verano?Very good! And will you travel in summer?
- MikeSí, viajaré a España. Visitaré Madrid y Sevilla.Yes, I will travel to Spain. I will visit Madrid and Seville.
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Planes para el verano— Plans for the summer
- CarlosLucía, ¿qué harás en verano?Lucía, what will you do in summer?
- LucíaViajaré a Argentina con mi hermana. ¿Y tú?I will travel to Argentina with my sister. And you?
- CarlosYo me quedaré aquí, pero aprenderé a nadar.I will stay here, but I will learn to swim.
- Lucía¡Qué bien! ¿Cuándo empezarás las clases?How nice! When will you start the lessons?
- CarlosLa semana que viene. Pronto nadaré muy bien.Next week. Soon I will swim very well.
- LucíaSeguro que sí. Te enviaré fotos de Argentina.I'm sure you will. I will send you photos from Argentina.
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- mañana
adverbtomorrow
- la semana que viene
expr.next week
- el año que viene
expr.next year
- pronto
adverbsoon
- el futuro
n.m.future
- viajar
verbto travel
- el viaje
n.m.trip, journey
- visitar
verbto visit
- aprender
verbto learn
- algún día
expr.someday
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The simple future: estudiaré, comeré, viviré
Explanation
You already know one future: "ir a + infinitive" (Voy a viajar), from chapter 30, much used for near plans. The simple future is another form, a single word, good for predictions and plans. It is built on the WHOLE infinitive (without removing anything) plus these endings, the same for -ar, -er, -ir: yo -é, tú -ás, él/ella -á, nosotros -emos, ellos -án. So: hablar → hablaré, hablarás, hablará, hablaremos, hablarán; comer → comeré, comerás…; vivir → viviré, vivirás… Examples: "Mañana estudiaré", "La semana que viene viajaremos a México", "¿Visitarás a tu familia?". Notice the accent: all forms carry it except "nosotros" (estudiaré, estudiará, estudiarán, but estudiaremos). Typical mistake: in English you say "Tomorrow I study" or "I'm studying" with the present, so English speakers copy it: "Mañana yo estudio" ✗ → "Mañana estudiaré" ✓.
Examples
- Mañana estudiaré para el examen.Tomorrow I will study for the exam.
- La semana que viene viajaremos a México.Next week we will travel to Mexico.
- ¿Visitarás a tu familia el año que viene?Will you visit your family next year?
- Algún día aprenderé a bailar salsa.Someday I will learn to dance salsa.
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