Poder (to be able to) · Future
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Poder in the Spanish future (futuro simple) is: yo podré, tú podrás, él/ella/usted podrá, nosotros/as podremos, vosotros/as podréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes podrán. The future of poder uses the contracted stem 'podr-' (not 'poder-'). 'Podré ayudarte mañana' = 'I will be able to help you tomorrow'. The future also expresses conjecture: '¿Podrá venir?' = 'I wonder if he can come?'
| To Be Able | Poder |
|---|---|
| I will be able | yo podré |
| you will be able | tú podrás |
| he/she will be able | él/ella/usted podrá |
| we will be able | nosotros/as podremos |
| you will be able | vosotros/as podréis |
| they will be able | ellos/ellas/ustedes podrán |
Poder (to be able to) in context
Sentences that use poder in the future. Tap each to hear it.
Tomorrow I will be able to explain everything to you.
Soon you will be able to drive alone.
My mother will be able to take care of the baby.
We will be able to see each other at Christmas.
You will be able to rest after the exam.
The employees will be able to choose their vacations.
Working with the future
The simple future ("haré", "tendré") competes with the more conversational "voy a + infinitive" construction in everyday Spanish — the going-to form is more common for near-term plans. The simple future shines in two cases: formal or more distant predictions, and conjecture about the present ("¿qué hora será?" = "what time could it be?"). About 12 high-frequency verbs use contracted future stems (har-, dir-, tendr-, pondr-, vendr-, saldr-, podr-, querr-, sabr-, habr-, valdr-, cabr-); the rest just append future endings to the full infinitive.
Frequently asked questions
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What's the difference between 'podré' and 'podría'?
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