Is the future tense used mainly in writing?

Question

I read that the future tense is mainly used in written material is this correct?

Se usa tanto en la forma escrita como oral - suzika, Mar 24, 2012

Welcome to the forum! - --Mariana--, Mar 24, 2012

Answer 1

I'm not a native speaker but I have lived and worked in Mexico. The future tense is used when you're talking about the future regardless of whether it's spoken or written.

I'm going to go out tonight: Voy a salir esta noche.

Or

I will eat something in a while: Comere algo al rato.

"Comerré" needs an accent mark. Welcome to the forum, FastRob. - --Mariana--, Mar 24, 2012

Answer 2

robd... I wonder where you read that the future tense is mainly used in written material. This doesn't make any sense to me.

Hi Gingilta, I read it in a Spanish grammar book called Teach yourself grammar by Juan Kattán- Ibarra it says-nowadays its use is restricted more to certain contexts. In formal written language such as part of the Press. - robd, Mar 24, 2012

Answer 3

Good question!

Here in Guatemala I noted that they use the simple future "voy a," e.g,. voy a comer a las ocho, more than the future conjugation, e.g., comeré a la ocho.

P.s. remember that the future subjunctive is never used in speech, only sometimes in old literature.

Answer 4

I agree with the use presented by Puracaraecuica, but would like to add that the future is also used to express the future. Tendré una cita en dos semanas. Iré a México en tres meses. But the form "Ir a (infinitivo)," is definitely more common. If you hear the future spoken about 20 times a day, maybe one or two of those times may be in the true future tense.

Answer 5

The future tense is still used often in the spoken language, but strangely enough not to speak about the future. It is used mainly to speak about guesses in the present. For example: ¿Dónde está Dani? Estará en casa. Where's Dani? He's probably at home/I bet he's at home.

Habrá llovido allá. It must have rained there.

The future itself, as others have said, is formed now with "ir a (verb)."

Answer 6

Que será, será.. , as the old song says.

It 's used a lot.