Ser (to be) · Future
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Ser in the Spanish future (futuro simple) is: yo seré, tú serás, él/ella/usted será, nosotros/as seremos, vosotros/as seréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes serán. The future of ser describes what someone or something will be at a later moment. Unlike many irregular verbs, ser uses a regular future stem (ser- + future endings).
| To Be | Ser |
|---|---|
| I will be | yo seré |
| you will be | tú serás |
| he/she will be | él/ella/usted será |
| we will be | nosotros/as seremos |
| you will be | vosotros/as seréis |
| they will be | ellos/ellas/ustedes serán |
Ser (to be) in context
Sentences that use ser in the future. Tap each to hear it.
Someday I will be a doctor.
You will be a great father.
The exam will be difficult.
We will be neighbors soon.
You will be the next champions.
It will be ten when we arrive.
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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