-eré/-erás/-erá/-eremos/-eréis/-erán

Future Tense -ER Verbs

Level 3

The endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án are added to the full infinitive of regular -ER verbs to form the future tense (e.g., comer -> comeré).

How It Works

The simple future tense in Spanish is used to talk about actions that will happen. For regular verbs ending in -er, forming the future is straightforward.

How to Form:
Take the full infinitive of the verb and add the future tense ending. You do not remove the -er ending.

Verb: comer (to eat)
Infinitive: comer
Future Stem: comer-

Endings:

  • yo: -é (comeré - I will eat)
  • tú: -ás (comerás - you will eat)
  • él/ella/usted: -á (comerá - he/she/you will eat)
  • nosotros/as: -emos (comeremos - we will eat)
  • vosotros/as: -éis (comeréis - you all will eat)
  • ellos/ellas/ustedes: -án (comerán - they/you all will eat)

These endings are the same for all regular -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs in the future tense. This tense can also be used to express probability or conjecture in the present (e.g., '¿Dónde estará Juan?' - 'I wonder where Juan is?'). For many common verbs, you will need to learn the irregular future stems.

Examples (5)

  1. Comeré más verduras la próxima semana.

    I will eat more vegetables next week.

    Word by Word: I will eat more vegetables the next week.

  2. ¿Aprenderás a tocar la guitarra?

    Will you learn to play the guitar?

    Word by Word: Will you learn to play the guitar?

  3. Él prometerá ser más puntual.

    He will promise to be more punctual.

    Word by Word: He will promise to be more punctual.

  4. Nosotros beberemos limonada en la playa.

    We will drink lemonade on the beach.

    Word by Word: We will drink lemonade on the beach.

  5. Si no estudian, no comprenderán la lección.

    If they don't study, they will not understand the lesson.

    Word by Word: If not they study, not they will understand the lesson.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting a finite future form after ir a.

    Voy a aprenderé español.
    Voy a aprender español. / Aprenderé español.

    After voy a, the next verb must be the infinitive aprender, not the finite form aprenderé. Aprenderé español is also a complete sentence on its own. This does not ban a future-tense form of ir itself, as in Iré a aprender español.

  • Removing the '-er' ending before adding the future ending.

    Yo comé paella mañana.
    Yo comeré paella mañana.

    Unlike the present tense where you drop the infinitive ending, for the future tense you must keep the entire infinitive ('comer') and add the future ending directly to it.

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-eré/-erás/-erá/-eremos/-eréis/-eránLevel 3Future Tense -ER Verbs

Learn This First

To learn the future tense for -er verbs, you must first be familiar with regular -er verb stems and the subject pronouns that determine which ending to use. Additionally, since the future tense endings are identical across all verb groups, having already learned the -ar future tense pattern provides the necessary foundation for these endings.

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