Language Transfer Spanish notes
Lesson 86
When Future Forms Shorten
Language Transfer Complete Spanish is by Mihalis Eleftheriou. Listen to the original audio first; use these notes for revision.
-GO verbs contract in future/conditional — they drop the e or insert d:
| Verb | Future stem | Example |
|---|---|---|
| tener | tendr- | tendré / tendría |
| venir | vendr- | vendré / vendría |
| poner | pondr- | pondré / pondría |
| salir | saldr- | saldré / saldría |
-CER/-CIR verbs → -ZCA in subjunctive: conocer→conozca, parecer→parezca.
Sentences practiced
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Tendré. | I'll have. |
| Vendré. | I'll come. |
| Vendría. | I would come. |
| Vendríamos más tarde, pero no tenemos tiempo. | We'd come later, but we don't have time. |
| Lo pondré aquí. | I'll put it here. |
| Lo pondría aquí. | I'd put it here. |
| Lo pondríamos aquí. | We'd put it here. |
| Lo pondremos aquí. | We'll put it here. |
| Saldría. | I'd leave. |
| Saldrías. | You'd leave. |
| ¿Saldrías esta noche? | Would you go out tonight? |
| ¿Saldrás esta noche? | Will you go out tonight? |