the english word "will".

Question

Am i right that there is not really a translation for "will". It is just an english word to imply that a verb is going to happen. It seems that "I will go to the beach tomorrow" is translated as "Voy a la playa mañana." and the "will" is implied. Is this correct?

El tiempo futuro es igual a 'will etc.' - Muchos hispanohablantes prescindir del tiempo futuro, pero es la misma cosa como en inglés 'I'm going to send you something' Vs. "I will send it + (fecha especifíca o ahora mismo)''. - ruiseñor, Jul 4, 2012

Específica* - ruiseñor, Jul 4, 2012

Answer 1

The example that you use is in the present tense. Like in English, in Spanish the present tense is often used for things that are going to happen in the future (usually the near future). However, there is also a future tense that can be used like "I will go dancing," or "I will remember you." Go is regular in this tense, so the correct way of saying this sentence in the future tense is "Iré a la playa mañana."

iré a la playa is correct, and so is voy a ir a la playa. voy a la playa is also correct grammatically, it is just less specific about time. "voy a" is used very frequently to mean "I will" do something in the future - unMica, Jul 4, 2012

Yes, I was trying to say that you can use the present or the future tense. Thanks for clarifying unMica. - kdrinning, Jul 5, 2012

right on : ) - unMica, Jul 5, 2012

Answer 2

The future tense using the "I" form, example "voy" a needs the infinitive form of a verb. so if you use voy a you need an infinitive. Your sentence should be written, "voy a ir en la playa mañana." OR "Iré a la playa manana." Hope this helps. Tengas un buen día.

I wouldn't say "voy a ir en la playa mañana" to convey that I was going to the beach tommorrow, always "a la playa" I could say "Mañana estaré en la playa" to mean tommorrow I will be on the beach. - kenwilliams, Jul 4, 2012

Answer 3

Yes, I think "Voy a la playa mañana." is probably more common, and probably more accurately translated as "I am going to the beach tomorrow" (note that a form of go/ir is used in both languages, as a means of expressing future action). We have a lot of similiar-meaning forms too. To summarize/wrap them up a bit.

Voy a la playa mañana. I am going to the beach tomorrow. Voy a ir a la playa mañana . I am going to go to the beach tomorrow. Iré a la playa mañana. I will go to the beach tomorrow.

So no, they don´t have will, as much as having a whole future tense that we don´t have a direct correspondent to.

Hth Roger

Answer 4

I think what you are saying is that English really has no future tense conjugation per se. Rather, it is a construction using "will" and the verb. It seems to me that this construction correlates mostly to the future tense in Spanish.

In English we also use the is/am/are going to construction to imply future action. This corresponds to the "ir a" construction in Spanish,, añthough they are technically different.

Answer 5

Mañana voy a ir a la playa and Mañana Iré a la playa mañana both convey the same meaning but "Iré a la playa sounds a bit more convincing like I will go to the beach tommorrow come what may.