Future Subjunctive
Subjunctive
1Formation
Formation of the Future Subjunctive
The Future Subjunctive is an archaic form found today only in legal and literary texts.
Formula: 3rd pers. pl. preterite - ron + endings
| Pronoun | -AR (hablar) | -ER (comer) |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hablare | comiere |
| tú | hablares | comieres |
| él/ella | hablare | comiere |
| nosotros | habláaremos | comiéremos |
| vosotros | hablareis | comiereis |
| ellos/ellas | hablaren | comieren |
2Conjugation Table
| Person | hablar | comer | vivir |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hablare | comiere | viviere |
| tú | hablares | comieres | vivieres |
| él/ella | hablare | comiere | viviere |
| nosotros | habláremos | comiéremos | viviéremos |
| vosotros | hablareis | comiereis | viviereis |
| ellos/ellas | hablaren | comieren | vivieren |
3Usage
Usage of the Future Subjunctive
The Future Subjunctive is practically extinct in modern Spanish. It still appears in:
- Legal texts: El que infringiere esta ley será sancionado. (Whoever violates this law will be punished.)
- Proverbs: Adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres. (Wherever you go, do as you see.)
- Literary texts of the 16th-19th centuries
In modern Spanish, it is replaced by the Present Subjunctive.
4Signal Words
(archaic)= archaic form
5Example Sentences
El que infringiere esta ley será sancionado.
Whoever violates this law will be punished.
Adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres.
Wherever you go, do as you see.
Si lo hiciere, avísame.
Should he do it, let me know.
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