O past tense future it is a tense conjugated in the indicative way. Your training can be simple and composed.
It expresses uncertainty, surprise and indignation, being used to refer to something that could have happened later in a situation in the past.
Examples:
We we would sing at the farewell party.
He would make the pecan pie.
Me would listen that song every day.
Besides it, there are two more types of future: the future of the present, conjugated in the indicative way; and the future of the subjunctive mode.
Future of the Composite Past
The future of the past tense also presents its composite formation that indicates the possibility of a past action. It is conjugated in indicative mode.
In the same way as in the formation of the simple time, it is used to indicate uncertainty, surprise and indignation.
It consists of an auxiliary and a main verb. The auxiliary verb “to have” is conjugated in the simple past tense of the indicative and the main verb appears in the participle.
Example: He would have done the food tonight.
| Future of the Composite Past |
|---|
| (I) would have + participle of the main verb |
| (You) would have + participle of the main verb |
| (He) would have + participle of the main verb |
| (We) would have + participle of the main verb |
| (You) would have + participle of the main verb |
| (They) would have + participle of the main verb |
Note: In the formation of compound times, the use of verb to have as an auxiliary, however, the “have” is more used.
Read too:
- Compound Times
- Formation of Compound Times
Conjugation
To the regular verbs, which do not present changes in their radicals, the future of the past tense has the following endings:
| 1st conjugation (-ar) | 2nd conjugation (-er) | 3rd conjugation (-ir) |
|---|---|---|
| (I) radical + -aria | (I) radical + -eria | (I) radical + -iria |
| (You) radical + -arias | (You) radical + -erias | (You) radical + -irias |
| (He) radical + -aria | (He) radical + -eria | (He) radical + -iria |
| (We) radical + -aría | (We) radical + -were | (we) radical + -would |
| (you) radical + -aryls | (You) radical + -eriels | (you) radical + -iríeis |
| (They) radical + -would | (They) radical + -would be | (They) radical + -would |
Examples
To better understand the future tense of the indicative, below are three regular verbs of each of the conjugations:
| 1st conjugation (-ar) – verb to love | 2nd conjugation (-er) – verb appear | 3rd conjugation (-ir) – verb watch |
|---|---|---|
| I would love | I would appear | I would watch |
| you would love | you would appear | you would watch |
| he would love | he would appear | he would watch |
| we would love | we would appear | we would watch |
| you would love | you would appear | you would watch |
| they would love | they would appear | they would watch |
Future of Past and Future of Present
As we have seen before, the past tense future refers to something that could have happened after a situation in the past.
already the future of the present is a tense used for actions that will occur after the speech.
Both are conjugated in indicative mode and have a compound form.
Examples:
future of the present: Is it over there will teach every day.
Past Future: Is it over there would teach every day.
And the Future of the Subjunctive?
The subjunctive mode presents only one future. Its function is to express the possibility of something, being used to represent an action that has not happened in the future, but which has a chance of happening.
In this tense, the term "when" is used before personal pronouns.
Example: when he teaches Math to Miguel, I'll be calmer.
Read too:
- Verb tenses
- Verbal Modes
- Irregular verbs
- future of the present
- Future of the Subjunctive