When to use the future tense?

Question

I was wondering the exact conditions of when the future tense must be used instead of "voy a ." Thank you very much.

Answer 1

Well, the future tense in Spanish is similar to the future in English. Look:

• Iré a la escuela. (I will go to school.)
• Me voy a la escuela. (I'm going to school.) So, 'Will + infinitive' = comeré, dormiré, trabajaré, etc. And 'Be + going to + infinitive' = voy comer, voy dormir, voy trabajar, etc. Check verb tenses in Spanishdic for other verbs conjugations.

Answer 2

Read these articles on using the future tense to express conjecture, etc.

Future tense Reference article 1

Future tense Reference article 2