Nombre Clase Fecha...¡AVANZA! Goal: Learn how to form the future tense of some irregular verbs. Future tense of irregular verbs • You have learned to form the future tense of regular
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¡AVANZA! Goal: Learn how to form the future tense of some irregular verbs.
Future tense of irregular verbs
• You have learned to form the future tense of regular verbs. Some verbs have irregular stems. Read the following sentences, paying attention to the boldfaced part of the verb.
—¿Sabremos la respuesta mañana? (Will we know the answer tomorrow?)
—Sí, la sabrán mañana. (Yes, you will know it tomorrow.)
EXPLANATION: Saber loses the letter e in the stem. Study the chart for all forms of saber. Similar verbs are haber (habr-), poder (podr-), and querer (querr-).
Infi nitive Stem
saber (to know) sabr- sabré sabremos
sabrás sabréis
sabrá sabrán
• Read these sentences, paying attention to the boldfaced part of the verb.
—¿Saldréis para la ciudad mañana? (Will you leave for the city tomorrow?)
—Sí, saldremos mañana. (Yes, we will leave tomorrow.)
EXPLANATION: Salir loses a letter (i) and gains a letter (d) in the stem. Study the chart for all forms of salir. Similar verbs are poner (pondr-), tener (tendr-), and venir (vendr-).
Infi nitive Stem
salir (to leave) saldr- saldré saldremos
saldrás saldréis
saldrá saldrán
• Read these sentences, paying attention to the boldfaced part of the verb.
—¿Me dirás la verdad? (Will you tell me the truth?)
—Sí, lo haré. (Yes, I will do it.)
EXPLANATION: Decir and hacer do not follow either pattern. Review the chart.