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September 29, 2003

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Future tense need not be about the future

The Spanish future tense isn't always used to talk about events that will or might happen in the future. As in English, it also can be used to give stern commands, as in "you WILL do your homework!" or "¡harás la tarea!" And in Spanish, the future tense can also be used to indicate that something is likely at the present. For example, será las dos can mean "it's probably 2 o'clock." Learn more about the future tense...
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