poder means: to be able
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In this conjugation lesson we will see how to conjugate the verb poder in the Futuro tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.

This lesson is specifically about the poder verb conjugation. For a general overview of all the Simple Tenses conjugation check the Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.

You may also see the Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Futuro. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you may find more detailed information on conjugation in this tense and explanation of exceptions and special cases.

How to translate Futuro to English

Note that the English phrases provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:

• In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
• Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
• Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
• In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.

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Step by step instructions

Futuro belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of its conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in the Spanish language, where each conjugated verb form consists of two words. The verb poder has an irregular conjugation in the Futuro tense of the Indicativo mood. The basis for this conjugation is an irregular stem podr, but all the endings stay the same as in the regular conjugationUse the irregular stem podr in each person Next, add to this irregular stem the endings specific to each person In this tense we use the exact same endings in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir. See the image on the side showing all the six endings. Note the colors and shapes of the letters. They are arranged to help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings. Add the regular ending -é for the first person singular in order to get podré:

• yo podré – I will be able

Similarly add the regular ending -ás for the second person singular in order to get podrás:

• tú podrás – you will be able

Again add the regular ending -á for the third person singular in order to get podrá:

• él podrá – he will be able
• ella podrá – she will be able
• usted podrá – (formal) you will be able

And exactly as previously add the regular ending -emos for the first person plural in order to get podremos:

• nosotros podremos – we will be able
• nosotras podremos – (feminine) we will be able

And add the regular ending -éis for the second person plural in order to get podréis:

• vosotros podréis – (plural) you will be able
• vosotras podréis – (feminine, plural) you will be able

Again add the regular ending -án for the third person plural in order to get podrán:

• ellos podrán – they will be able
• ellas podrán – (feminine) they will be able
• ustedes podrán – (formal, plural) you will be able

¡Ya está! The conjugation is now done. The final result looks as follows:

yo	podré	I will be able
tú	podrás	you will be able
él/ella/usted	podrá	he/she/it will be able
nosotros/nosotras	podremos	we will be able
vosotros/vosotras	podréis	you will be able
ellos/ellas/ustedes	podrán	they will be able

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Example sentences

Next Steps to Perfection To practice this conjugation and test yourself try this Conjugation Exercise or the Memory Game To see other conjugation lessons for this verb choose another tense: PresentePretéritoImperfectoCondicionalPretérito Perfecto CompuestoPretérito PluscuamperfectoFuturo PerfectoCondicional PerfectoPretérito Perfecto Compuesto (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto A (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto B (subjuntivo)Futuro Perfecto (subjuntivo)  For exercises and examples related to poder visit our Exercise section To see conjugation charts in all tenses for poder visit the Conjugator To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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