{"id":53279,"date":"2021-03-17T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/?p=53279"},"modified":"2023-12-14T15:50:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:50:27","slug":"how-to-use-el-futuro-proximo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-use-el-futuro-proximo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use El Futuro Pr\u00f3ximo: Spanish Lesson 46"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the forty-sixth lesson in our beginner level Spanish course and we are going to learn more about how to use el Futuro Pr\u00f3ximo.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In our previous lesson, we introduced this Spanish grammar tense<\/a> and learned that it is used to describe plans and intentions in the near future. We learned the rules of how to use this tense for all persons and were happy to find out that it is a very user-friendly tense and much easier than the Spanish Present Tense<\/a>. Now we are going to look in more detail at how to use el Futuro Pr\u00f3ximo<\/strong> and typical words and phrases associated with it.<\/p>\n

First, let\u2019s recap on the structure we need to remember to use this tense:<\/p>\n

Futuro Pr\u00f3ximo: verbo Ir (to go) + a + verb (infinitive)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yo \u2013 Voy \u2013 a – infinitive
\nT\u00fa \u2013 Vas \u2013 a – infinitive
\n\u00c9l\/Ella \u2013 Va – a – infinitive
\nNosotros \u2013 Vamos \u2013 a – infinitive
\nVosotros \u2013 Vais \u2013 a – infinitive
\nEllos\/Ellas \u2013 Van \u2013 a \u2013 infinitive<\/p>\n

So, just Spanish verbs<\/a> in infinitive (base form\/no changing of endings) for all persons. We simply have to remember to use voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van depending on the person doing the action of the verb.<\/p>\n

Words and phrases commonly associated with El Futuro Pr\u00f3ximo:<\/h3>\n

Luego: Later
\nDespu\u00e9s: Later
\nM\u00e1s tarde: Later
\nEsta tarde: This afternoon
\nEsta noche: Tonight\/This evening
\nEste fin de semana: This weekend
\nEste verano: This summer
\nMa\u00f1ana: Tomorrow
\nPasado ma\u00f1ana: The day after tomorrow
\nLa pr\u00f3xima semana: Next week
\nLa semana que viene: Next week
\nEl pr\u00f3ximo mes: Next month
\nEl mes que viene: Next month<\/p>\n

As you can see, these words and phrases all point to occurrences in the near future. \u2018Pr\u00f3ximo\u2019 means \u2018Next\u2019 \/ \u2019Forthcoming\u2019 \/ \u2019Oncoming\u2019 in Spanish. It is always useful to learn key words and phrases of the different grammar tenses as they can help you distinguish which tense is being used at any given time.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see some example sentences using these key words and phrases to help you better understand when and how to use el Futuro Pr\u00f3ximo…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s use the verbs we saw in our previous lesson:<\/h4>\n

Escuchar \u2013 To listen
\nJugar \u2013 To play
\nEstudiar \u2013 To study
\nTrabajar \u2013 To work
\nDormir \u2013 To sleep
\nComprar \u2013 To buy
\nVer \u2013 To watch
\nVender \u2013 To sell
\nUsar \u2013 To use
\nCenar \u2013 To dine<\/p>\n

Example Sentences:<\/h4>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Luego voy a usar mi nueva bici: Later I am going to use my new bike.<\/p>\n

Despu\u00e9s vamos a ver nuestro programa de televisi\u00f3n favorito.<\/p>\n

\u00c9l va a jugar al f\u00fatbol m\u00e1s tarde: He is going to play football later.<\/p>\n

Ella va a trabajar esta tarde: She is going to work this afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u00bfVais a estudiar esta noche?: Are you going to study tonight?<\/p>\n

Van a comprar una casa nueva este fin de semana: They are going to buy a new house this weeked.<\/p>\n

Este verano voy a usar mi canoa m\u00e1s: This summer I am going to use my canoe more.<\/p>\n

\u00bfMa\u00f1ana vas a trabajar?: Are you going to work tomorrow?<\/p>\n

La semana que viene vamos a vender nuestro coche: Next week we are going to sell our car.<\/p>\n

\u00bfVais a cenar en el restaurante nuevo el pr\u00f3ximo mes?: Are you going to dine in the new restaurant next month?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the forty-sixth lesson in our beginner level Spanish course and we are going to learn more about how to use el Futuro Pr\u00f3ximo. In our previous lesson, we introduced this Spanish grammar tense and learned that it is used to describe plans and intentions in the near future. We learned the rules of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":53298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2053],"tags":[1391,1516,1652],"class_list":["post-53279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spanish-lessons","tag-beginner-spanish-lessons","tag-learn-spanish","tag-spanish-language-learning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53279"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53303,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53279\/revisions\/53303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}