Tener (to have) · Future
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Tener in the Spanish future (futuro simple) is: yo tendré, tú tendrás, él/ella/usted tendrá, nosotros/as tendremos, vosotros/as tendréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tendrán. The future of tener uses the irregular stem 'tendr-' — a contracted form of 'tener-' with an inserted 'd'. Several common Spanish verbs share this 'tendr/pondr/saldr/vendr' pattern.
| To Have | Tener |
|---|---|
| I will have | yo tendré |
| you will have | tú tendrás |
| he/she will have | él/ella/usted tendrá |
| we will have | nosotros/as tendremos |
| you will have | vosotros/as tendréis |
| they will have | ellos/ellas/ustedes tendrán |
Tener (to have) in context
Sentences that use tener in the future. Tap each to hear it.
Soon I will have my own apartment.
You will have a lot of success in your career.
My brother will be thirty in April.
We will have a meeting on Monday.
You will have a surprise tonight.
My children will have a good education.
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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When should I use 'tendré' instead of 'voy a tener'?
Why does tener have an irregular future stem when ser does not?
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