Ch 10 · Lesson 13Spanish · Chapter 10 · Lesson 13 · Grammar primer
Tendré, haré, diré: the irregular future stems
Twelve common verbs swap the infinitive for a short stem: they lose a vowel (), add a d () or shrink (, ). The endings never change.
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Twelve verbs swap the infinitive for a short stem
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, , , and add a d (); , , , and lose a vowel (); and shrink to har- and dir- (, ). The endings never change.
Irregular future stems
Twelve common verbs replace the infinitive with a shorter stem. The endings do not change. They fall into three groups:
| Group | Verb | Stem | yo |
|---|---|---|---|
| loses a vowel | podr- | | |
| sabr- | | ||
| querr- | | ||
| habr- | | ||
| cabr- | | ||
| adds a d | tendr- | | |
| pondr- | | ||
| saldr- | | ||
| vendr- | | ||
| valdr- | | ||
| short stem | har- | | |
| dir- | |
.- We won't have time..- I'll tell you the truth.¿ ?- What will you do tomorrow?
Verbs built on these copy them: gives , and gives . The conditional uses the same twelve stems: see the conditional.
Going further: The future endings and the rest of the guide, when you want them. This lesson does not need them.
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