Talk About Future Plans in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to talk about future plans in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• talk about your future plans

• talk about preferences

• discuss what you are going to do in your free time

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Nouns

Spanish	English
la excursión	trip
la foto	photo
la idea	idea
el jardín	garden
la película	movie
el supermercado	supermarket
la tele	TV
la tienda	store

examples
Voy a ir de excursión. I'm going to go on a trip.
Tengo la misma idea. I have the same idea.
Sí, quiero tomar unas fotos. Yes, I want to take some photos.

Gender Tip

Did you notice that foto and tele both use feminine articles? Foto is short for fotografíaand tele is short for televisión. The long form of each word is a feminine noun, making the short form feminine as well!

examples
¿Vas a tomar unas fotografías? Are you going to take some photographs?
Sí, quiero tomar unas fotos. Yes, I want to take some photos.

Adjectives

Spanish	English
abierto	open
cerrado	closed
mismo	same

examples
El metro está cerrado. The metro is closed.
No, el metro está abierto. No, the metro is open.

Note that mismo can be both an adjective and a pronoun.

examples
Tengo la misma idea. I have the same idea.
Voy a hacer lo mismo. I am going to do the same thing.

Adverb

Spanish	English
demasiado	too

examples
No, hace demasiado calor. No, it's too hot.

Indefinite Articles

Number	Masculine	Feminine	English
plural	unos	unas	some

examples
Sí, quiero tomar unas fotos. Yes, I want to take some photos.

Gender Tip

Remember that articles vary depending on the gender and number of the noun that they accompany.

• We use unos with masculine plural nouns.

• We use unas with feminine plural nouns.

examples
Sí, quiero tomar unas fotos. Yes, I want to take some photos.
Van a tomar unos refrescos. They're going to drink some sodas.

Conjunctions

Spanish	English
cuando	when
pues	well

examples
Cuando hago un viaje, voy solo. When I take a trip, I go alone.
Pues no sé. Well, I don't know.

Pronouns

Spanish	English
alguien	anybody
conmigo	with me
contigo	with you

examples
¿Vas con alguien? Are you going with anybody?
¿Vienes conmigo? Are you coming with me?
Sí, voy contigo. Yes, I'm going with you.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Compartir

Compartiris a regular -ir verb that means to share.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	comparto	I share
tú	compartes	you share	informal singular you
vos	compartís	you share	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	comparte	he, she shares
usted	comparte	you share	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	compartimos	we share
vosotros, vosotras	compartís	you share	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	comparten	they share
ustedes	comparten	you share	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Cuidar

Cuidaris a regular -ar verb that means to take care of.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cuido	I take care of
tú	cuidas	you take care of	informal singular you
vos	cuidás	you take care of	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cuida	he, she takes care of
usted	cuida	you take care of	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cuidamos	we take care of
vosotros, vosotras	cuidáis	you take care of	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cuidan	they take care of
ustedes	cuidan	you take care of	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Practicar

Practicaris a regular -ar verb that means to practice.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	practico	I practice
tú	practicas	you practice	informal singular you
vos	practicás	you practice	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	practica	he, she practices
usted	practica	you practice	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	practicamos	we practice
vosotros, vosotras	practicáis	you practice	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	practican	they practice
ustedes	practican	you practice	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Preferir

Preferir(to prefer) is stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," prefe, changes to prefie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	prefiero	I prefer
tú	prefieres	you prefer	informal singular you
vos	preferís	you prefer	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	prefiere	he, she prefers
usted	prefiere	you prefer	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	preferimos	we prefer
vosotros, vosotras	preferís	you prefer	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	prefieren	they prefer
ustedes	prefieren	you prefer	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Quedar

Quedaris a regular -ar verb that means to meet.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	quedo	I meet
tú	quedas	you meet	informal singular you
vos	quedás	you meet	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	queda	he, she meets
usted	queda	you meet	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	quedamos	we meet
vosotros, vosotras	quedáis	you meet	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	quedan	they meet
ustedes	quedan	you meet	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tomar

Tomaris a regular -ar verb that means to take or to drink.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tomo	I take, I drink
tú	tomas	you take, you drink	informal singular you
vos	tomás	you take, you drink	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	toma	he, she takes, he, she drinks
usted	toma	you take, you drink	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tomamos	we take, we drink
vosotros, vosotras	tomáis	you take, you drink	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	toman	they take, they drink
ustedes	toman	you take, you drink	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Hacer un Viaje

Hacer un viajeis an -er verb phrase with an irregular yo form that means to take a trip.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	hago un viaje	I take a trip
tú	haces un viaje	you take a trip	informal singular you
vos	hacés un viaje	you take a trip	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	hace un viaje	he, she takes a trip
usted	hace un viaje	you take a trip	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hacemos un viaje	we take a trip
vosotros, vosotras	hacéis un viaje	you take a trip	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	hacen un viaje	they take a trip
ustedes	hacen un viaje	you take a trip	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
¡Qué divertido!	How fun!
¿Por qué no?	Why not?
hasta luego	See you later!
ir a + infinitive	to be going to

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.

Lorenzo:

¿Qué vas a hacer?

What are you going to do?

Carla:

Voy a hacer un viaje. ¿Vienes conmigo?

I'm going to take a trip. Are you coming with me?

Lorenzo:

Sí, voy contigo. ¿Vas con alguien más?

Yes, I’m going with you. Are you going with anybody else?

Carla:

No. Cuando hago un viaje, prefiero ir contigo.

No. When I take a trip, I prefer to go with you.

Lorenzo:

¡Qué divertido! ¿Compartimos un taxi o prefieres ir en metro?

How fun! Should we share a cab or do you prefer to go by metro?

Carla:

Pues no sé. Prefiero ir en metro.

Well, I don’t know. I prefer to go by metro.

Want to learn more about how to talk about future plans in Spanish? Check out the following articles!

• Informal Future in Spanish

• Simple and Informal Future

• Fly Away