Future Tense Spanish Irregulars: Your Super Simple Guide

Talking about tomorrow in Spanish? Fun stuff. You get to say what you’ll do. Where you’ll go. What you’ll eat. How life will be.

The best part? Future tense is easy. One set of endings. That’s it.

But wait. There’s a tiny twist.

Some Spanish verbs change a bit. We call them irregular verbs. They look different. But they’re still easy. You’ll see the patterns. After this guide? You’ll know them all.

No hard grammar here. No tough rules. Just clean info you can use. Right now.

Ready? Let’s go.

The Regular Future Ending (So Easy!)

First, learn the basic ending. Good news! Same ending for all verbs.

Here they are:

• é
  
• ás
  
• á
  
• emos
  
• éis
  
• án
  

You stick them on the full verb. Don’t remove anything.

Like this:

 hablar
hablaré
hablarás
hablará
hablaremos
hablaréis
hablarán

Done. That’s it.

Now for the fun part.

Why Some Verbs Break Rules

Some verbs don’t keep their full form. They drop letters. Or change the middle. But guess what? The same endings still work.

Think like:

• new stem + future ending
  

That’s the whole trick.

And the list? Not long at all. Most follow clear patterns.

Group 1: Verbs That Drop Vowels

These guys remove vowels. The new stem ends in r.

Check them out:

• poder → podr
  
• saber → sabr
  
• haber → habr
  
• querer → querr
  
• caber → cabr
  

Now add those endings:

Poder (can, be able to)

• podré
  
• podrás
  
• podrá
  
• podremos
  
• podréis
  
• podrán
  

Saber (to know)

• sabré
  
• sabrás
  
• sabrá
  
• sabremos
  
• sabréis
  
• sabrán
  

Haber (there will be)

• habré
  
• habrás
  
• habrá
  
• habremos
  
• habréis
  
• habrán
  

Querer (to want, to love)

• querré
  
• querrás
  
• querrá
  
• querremos
  
• querréis
  
• querrán
  

Caber (to fit)

• cabré
  
• cabrás
  
• cabrá
  
• cabremos
  
• cabréis
  
• cabrán
  

You’ll use these all the time!

Group 2: Verbs That Swap in a D

These verbs? They don’t drop letters. They change a vowel to d.

Look:

• poner → pondr
  
• salir → saldr
  
• tener → tendr
  
• venir → vendr
  
• valer → valdr
  

Same deal. Add the endings.

Poner (to put)

• pondré
  
• pondrás
  
• pondrá
  
• pondremos
  
• pondréis
  
• pondrán
  

Salir (to leave, go out)

• saldré
  
• saldrás
  
• saldrá
  
• saldremos
  
• saldréis
  
• saldrán
  

Tener (to have)

• tendré
  
• tendrás
  
• tendrá
  
• tendremos
  
• tendréis
  
• tendrán
  

Venir (to come)

• vendré
  
• vendrás
  
• vendrá
  
• vendremos
  
• vendréis
  
• vendrán
  

Valer (to be worth)

• valdré
  
• valdrás
  
• valdrá
  
• valdremos
  
• valdréis
  
• valdrán
  

Easy pattern, right? Just r turns to dr.

Also Read: Poder Past Tense Conjugation: Guide for Beginners

Group 3: Different Ones

These two verbs? They get super short stems.

Check it out:

• decir → dir
  
• hacer → har
  

So short! So simple. Add endings.

Decir (to say, tell)

• diré
  
• dirás
  
• dirá
  
• diremos
  
• diréis
  
• dirán
  

Hacer (to do, make)

• haré
  
• harás
  
• hará
  
• haremos
  
• haréis
  
• harán
  

You’ll use these two a lot. Like, all the time.

Quick Chart

Whole list:

Drop a vowel:

• poder → podr
  
• saber → sabr
  
• haber → habr
  
• querer → querr
  
• caber → cabr
  

Change to d:

• poner → pondr
  
• salir → saldr
  
• tener → tendr
  
• venir → vendr
  
• valer → valdr
  

Special ones:

• decir → dir
  
• hacer → har
  

Learn these stems. You’ve got the whole future!

Memory Tricks That Work

Try these:

• All stems end in r
  
• Most short stems end in dr or br
  
• Decir and hacer are the weird ones
  
• Querer doubles the r (sounds strong!)
  
• Poder → podr (like “power drive”)
  

Call them “the twelve future friends.” Nice, right?

Also Read: 5 Letter Spanish Words: Easy Guide with Simple Examples

Real Life Examples (All Verbs!)

Simple sentences you can use:

Querer
Querré un café más tarde.
I’ll want coffee later.

Caber
Cabrán todos en la sala.
Everyone will fit in the room.

Poner
Pondré música.
I’ll put on music.

Salir
Saldrás con tus amigos.
You’ll go out with friends.

Valer
Valdrá mucho dinero.
It’ll be worth lots of money.

Real stuff you’ll say every day!

Also Read: How to Say Congratulations in Spanish Formally: Super Easy Guide

Using Future Tense in Real Talk

Use it for:

• plans
  
• hopes
  
• promises
  
• guesses
  
• schedules
  
• dreams
  
• choices

Spanish future tense? It’s your friend. Learn those twelve stems. You can talk about tomorrow with no fear. Pick a stem. Add the ending. Done!

Remember:

• One list of weird ones
  
• One set of endings
  
• Same pattern always
  
• Real examples help
  
• Use them every day
  

Talk about your plans, and dreams. Before you know it? You’ll sound great. Natural. Like you’ve been doing this forever.