Questions tagged [futuro]

Questions about future in verb tenses. Preguntas acerca del futuro en tiempos verbales.

Questions about future in verb tenses.

Preguntas acerca del futuro en tiempos verbales.

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"Hay" en futuro simple

No sé como utilizar hay en futuro simple. Por ejemplo: "Sobre la mesa hay un pastel". Si convertimos esta oración en futuro, tendremos: "Sobre la mesa habrá un pastel". Aquí todo está claro. Pero si cambiamos oración anterior de siguiente manera:…
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¿Cuándo va a venir? and ¿Cuándo vendrá?

Objective Clarify the context(s) that can affect which one to use. Background Continuation of "Ir a" versus future tense when asking a question Question Although the previous thread suggests both will be the same, it seems to me there can be a…
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Future tense to express possibility in the present

I was reading through my old 501 Spanish verbs book and it says that the future tense can be used to express possibility in the present. i.e. "María estará enferma." would translate to "María is probably sick.". I'm confused as to how I would use…
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How to say "I thought you'd want to know about this"

How would you say "I thought you'd want to know about this." ... The best I could come up with was "Pensé que querrás saber sobre esto." Is this correct?
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Where does the subject go when asking a question with ir + a + infinitive?

In questions, the subject (if present in the sentence) goes after the noun, such as Tú estás aquí. becoming ¿Estás tú aquí? and Stormblessed está comiendo una hamburguesa. becoming ¿Está Stormblessed comiendo una hamburguesa? If I use the…
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Which tenses of "ír" are permissible in the "ir a infinitive" construction?

For expressing an intention for the future (I am going to...) of course we use the construction: ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive. I have seen and used the present and imperfect tenses for this purpose-- Voy a comprar... Ibas a comprar... etc. Today…
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