Describe Your Life in 5 Years in Spanish
Vocabulary
Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!
Adjectives
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Nouns
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| la estabilidad | stability |
| la mentalidad | mindset |
| la meta | goal |
| el potencial | potential |
| la sociedad | society |
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Noun Phrase
Verbs
In this skill, you learn the following verbs!
Contribuir
Contribuir(to contribute) is an -ir verb that is regular in the simple future.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contribuiré | I will contribute | |
| tú | contribuirás | you will contribute | informal singular you |
| vos | contribuirás | you will contribute | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | contribuirá | he, she will contribute | |
| usted | contribuirá | you will contribute | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | contribuiremos | we will contribute | |
| vosotros, vosotras | contribuiréis | you will contribute | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | contribuirán | they will contribute | |
| ustedes | contribuirán | you will contribute | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Desarrollar
Desarrollar(to develop) is an -ar verb that is regular in the simple future.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | desarrollaré | I will develop | |
| tú | desarrollarás | you will develop | informal singular you |
| vos | desarrollarás | you will develop | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | desarrollará | he, she will develop | |
| usted | desarrollará | you will develop | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | desarrollaremos | we will develop | |
| vosotros, vosotras | desarrollaréis | you will develop | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | desarrollarán | they will develop | |
| ustedes | desarrollarán | you will develop | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Experimentar
Experimentar(to experience) is an -ar verb that is regular in the simple future.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | experimentaré | I will experience | |
| tú | experimentarás | you will experience | informal singular you |
| vos | experimentarás | you will experience | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | experimentará | he, she will experience | |
| usted | experimentará | you will experience | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | experimentaremos | we will experience | |
| vosotros, vosotras | experimentaréis | you will experience | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | experimentarán | they will experience | |
| ustedes | experimentarán | you will experience | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Intentar
Intentar(to strive) is an -ar verb that is regular in the simple future.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | intentaré | I will strive | |
| tú | intentarás | you will strive | informal singular you |
| vos | intentarás | you will strive | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | intentará | he, she will strive | |
| usted | intentará | you will strive | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | intentaremos | we will strive | |
| vosotros, vosotras | intentaréis | you will strive | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | intentarán | they will strive | |
| ustedes | intentarán | you will strive | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Mantener
Mantener(to maintain) is an -er verb that is irregular in the simple future.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | mantendré | I will maintain | |
| tú | mantendrás | you will maintain | informal singular you |
| vos | mantendrás | you will maintain | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | mantendrá | he, she will maintain | |
| usted | mantendrá | you will maintain | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | mantendremos | we will maintain | |
| vosotros, vosotras | mantendréis | you will maintain | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | mantendrán | they will maintain | |
| ustedes | mantendrán | you will maintain | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Meditar
Meditar(to meditate) is an -ar verb that is regular in the simple future.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | meditaré | I will meditate | |
| tú | meditarás | you will meditate | informal singular you |
| vos | meditarás | you will meditate | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | meditará | he, she will meditate | |
| usted | meditará | you will meditate | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | meditaremos | we will meditate | |
| vosotros, vosotras | meditaréis | you will meditate | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | meditarán | they will meditate | |
| ustedes | meditarán | you will meditate | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Simple Future
While the simple future is most often used to talk about what a person will do, it can also be used to talk about conjecture, possibilities, and probabilities in the present, make predictions about the future, and give solemn commands.
To conjugate regular verbs in the simple future tense, simply add the correct ending to the infinitive of the verb. All verb conjugations (-ar, -er, and -ir) have the same endings in the simple future tense, and we add these endings to irregular stems as well.
Spanish Simple Future Endings
| Subject | Ending |
|---|---|
| yo | -é |
| tú, vos | -ás |
| usted, él, ella | -á |
| nosotros | -emos |
| vosotros | -éis |
| ustedes, ellos, ellas | -án |
Spanish Simple Future Irregular Endings
The simple future has relatively few irregular verbs, and they fall into three distinct categories:
- those that drop the e or i from the infinitive ending and add a d
- those that simply drop the e or i from the infinitive ending
- those that don't follow any predictable pattern and must simply be memorized
In these lessons, you learned the following irregular verbs:
| Infinitive | Simple Future Stem |
|---|---|
| mantener | mantendr- |
| tener | tendr- |
Remember, once you have the irregular stem of the verb, you simply add the future simple endings listed above!
Quiz Yourself!
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Spanish Conversation
Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.
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