Spanish Future Tense - Compound Future

There are two ways to form the Spanish future tense. Here we will deal with the compound future tense (using the verb ir + a + infinitive). In part two we'll talk about the future tense in Spanish, more specifically the simple future tense (conjugating a verb to future tense).

The compound Spanish future is formed by conjugating the verb ir, and then adding the infinitive form of the verb you want to make future tense. 

How about an example?

How would you say, I'm going to sing (cantar) ?

Voy a cantar. 

This is always the construction you will make if you want to form the compound future in Spanish.

Now you just need to know how to conjugate the verb ir....

voy
vas
va
vamos
váis
van

Ready for another example? How would you say He's going to shave (afeitarse)?

Él va a afeitarse.

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