In this lesson, students will learn how to talk about their future plans in Spanish. The dialogue between Brian and Linda will serve as a model for the use of the future tense and conditional sentences.
Talking about Future Plans
Vocabulary:
- el menú (the menu)
- el pescado (the fish)
- el futuro (the future)
- los planes (the plans)
- el médico/la médica (the doctor)
- el hospital (the hospital)
- Inglaterra (England)
- Alemania (Germany)
- la familia (the family)
- la ley (the law)
- el vino (the wine)
- el camarero/la camarera (the waiter/waitress)
Brian: ¡Mira el menú! (Oh take a look at the menu!)
Linda: ¡Genial! ¡Voy a pedir el pescado! ¿Y tú? (Great! I will take the fish! And you?)
Brian: Probablemente también pida el pescado. ¡Aún no lo sé! (I will probably order the fish, too. I do not know yet!)
Linda: ¡Hablemos un poco sobre tu futuro! ¿Cuáles son tus planes? (Let us talk a little bit about your future! What are your plans?)
Brian: Voy a ser médico. (I am going to become a doctor.)
Linda: ¡Genial! ¿Y qué vas a hacer después de eso? (Great! And what are you going to do after that?)
Brian: Después, voy a trabajar en un hospital en Inglaterra. (Afterwards, I am going to work in a hospital in England.)
Linda: ¿Y te vas a quedar en Londres? (And are you going to stay in London?)
Brian: Tal vez regrese a Alemania. Solo el tiempo lo dirá. Me gustaría tener una familia. (Perhaps I will go back to Germany. Only time will tell. I would like to have family.)
Linda: ¿De verdad? (Really?)
Brian: Sí, ¿por qué no? Jajaja. ¿Y tú? (Yeah, why not? Hahahaha. And you?)
Linda: Si te gusta, entonces te diré ahora mis sentimientos y planes. (If you like, then I will tell you now about my feelings and plans!)
Brian: ¡Me gustaría escucharlos! Cuéntame. (I would like to hear them! Tell me.)
Linda: Si tuviera la oportunidad de hacer todo de nuevo, simplemente lo haría de nuevo. Pero si hubiera estudiado, habría estudiado medicina o derecho. Si me quedo aquí en Londres, me casaré con un joven agradable. Si tuviera la elección, tendríamos una familia grande. (If I had the chance to do everything again, I would just do it again. But if I had studied, I would have studied medicine or law. If I stay here in London, I will marry a nice young man. If I had the choice, we would have a big family.)
Brian: Eres muy honesta y abierta, eso es genial. (You are very honest and open, that is great.)
Linda: Si digo algo, siempre lo digo en serio. (If I say something, I always mean it.)
Brian: Y si escucho, siempre puedo guardar un secreto. (And if I listen, I can always keep a secret.)
Linda: ¡Espero que sí! Porque si no, te arrancaría la cabeza. Jajaja. (I hope so! Because if you couldn’t, I would tear your head off. Hahahaha.)
Brian: ¡Pero antes de eso, me besarías si te lo pidiera! (But before that, you would kiss me, if I asked you!)
Linda: ¡Si no acabaras de decir eso, probablemente lo haría! Jajaja. ¡Oh mira, viene el camarero! (If you hadn’t just said that, I probably would have! Hahaha. Oh look, the waiter is coming!)
Exercises:
- Translate the following sentence into Spanish: “I am going to become a lawyer.”
- Translate the following sentence into Spanish: “We want to order two burgers and fries.”
- Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the verb “tener” (to have) in Spanish: “Yo ___ una casa muy grande.” (I have a very big house.)
- Answer the following question in Spanish: “¿Te gusta la comida mexicana?” (Do you like Mexican food?)
- Translate the following sentence into Spanish: “She is going to study engineering at the university.”
- Translate the following sentence into Spanish: “My favorite color is blue.”
- Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the verb “ser” (to be) in Spanish: “Ellos ___ estudiantes de español.” (They are Spanish students.)
- Answer the following question in Spanish: “¿Cómo te llamas?” (What is your name?)
- Translate the following sentence into Spanish: “We are going to the beach next weekend.”
- Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the future tense: Mañana yo __________ (ir) al cine con mis amigos. El año que viene tú __________ (viajar) a Francia. Ellos __________ (estudiar) para ser ingenieros.
- Rewrite the following sentences using the future tense: Yo estudio para ser médico. (Yo __________ para ser médico). Tú vas a casarte con tu novia. (Tú __________ con tu novia). Él trabaja en una empresa de tecnología. (Él __________ en una empresa de tecnología).
- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the conditional tense: Si tuviera más tiempo, __________ (aprender) otro idioma. Si ella ganara la lotería, __________ (comprar) una casa en en la playa.
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Homework:
- Practice the present tense of regular verbs in Spanish. Choose ten regular verbs and conjugate them in all six forms (yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros/nosotras, vosotros/vosotras, ellos/ellas/ustedes).
- Write a short paragraph in Spanish (about 5-6 sentences) describing your daily routine using the verbs you conjugated in step 1.
- Watch a short video in Spanish on YouTube (around 5-10 minutes) and try to understand as much as you can. Take note of any new vocabulary words you learn and try to use them in a sentence.
- Read an article in Spanish (around 1-2 pages) and summarize it in English. Identify any new vocabulary words and practice using them in a sentence.
- Practice your listening and comprehension skills by listening to a Spanish podcast (around 10-15 minutes). Take note of any new vocabulary words you hear and try to use them in a sentence.
Remember to practice consistently to improve your Spanish skills!