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Future time expressions ("mañana", "pronto", "más tarde,...")

Future time expressions are used to talk about actions that will happen later, indicating the exact or approximate time of occurrence.

Gramática: Expresiones temporales de futuro ("mañana", "pronto", "más tarde,...")

A2 Spanish Future time expressions

Level: A2

Module 5: Planes para el futuro (Future Plans)

Lesson 36: Educación y graduación (Education and graduation)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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  1. We use expressions like "mañana", "pronto" and "más tarde" to talk about events that will occur in the near future but they do not always specify an exact time.
  2. We use expressions like "en un/a hora/semana/mes/año" and "el/la próximo/a semana/mes/año" to talk about a precise moment in the future.
ExpresiónEjemplo
MañanaMañana me graduaré. (Tomorrow I will graduate.)
ProntoEl curso académico empezará pronto. (The academic year will start soon.)
Más tardeEl nuevo practicante viene más tarde. (The new intern is coming later.)
En un/a semana/mes/añoEn un mes ganaré experiencia en mis prácticas. (In a month I will gain experience in my placement.)
En una horaSuspenderán el curso en una hora. (The course will be suspended in an hour.)
El/La próximo/a semana/mes/añoUsaré mis ahorros la próxima semana. (I will use my savings next week.)

Exercise 1: Expresiones temporales de futuro ("mañana", "pronto", "más tarde,...")

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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más tarde, en una hora, El próximo mes, en un año, en una semana, próximo año, Mañana, pronto

1.
... el practicante empezará sus prácticas. Hoy todavía no trabaja.
(Tomorrow the trainee will start his placement. Today he still does not work.)
2.
Podré contar mis ahorros .... Creo que será más rápido de lo que pienso.
(I will be able to count my savings soon. I think it will be quicker than I think.)
3.
Luis me dijo que ..., en algún momento, suspenderán el curso. El profesor le avisó antes.
(Luis told me that later, at some point, they will suspend the course. The teacher informed him beforehand.)
4.
Si ahorras 10 euros todos los días, ... tendrás 70 Euros.
(If you save 10 euros every day, in a week you will have 70 euros.)
5.
He pensado que hablaré con el jefe ..., pero no viene hoy. Ahora tengo una hora libre.
(I had thought that I would speak with the boss in an hour, but he is not coming today. Now I have a free hour.)
6.
... tendremos una nueva practicante en el trabajo. No pudo empezar este mes.
(Next month we will have a new intern at work. She couldn't start this month.)
7.
Me graduaré el próximo año. Pondré en práctica las habilidades que he aprendido durante el curso ....
(I will graduate next year. I will put into practice the skills I have learned during the course in a year's time.)
8.
Ahorraré dinero para el curso académico hasta el .... Es decir, tengo un año para ahorrar.
(I will save money for the academic year until next year. That is to say, I have a year to save.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

más tarde

later

2

en una semana

in a week

3

próximo mes

Next month

4

próximo año

next year

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