Voy a llamar a mis padres esta tarde.
I'm going to call my parents this afternoon.
Indicativo
Futuro Próximo
Near-future plans expressed with ir a plus infinitive. MuyVerbs connects this tense to verb tables, context prompts, and short active-recall drills.
When to use Futuro Próximo
- Planned actions in the immediate or near future (Voy a cenar con Marta esta noche).
- Intentions and decisions just made (Voy a estudiar más en serio).
- Predictions based on present evidence (Va a llover, mira el cielo).
- More natural than Futuro simple in conversation across most of the Spanish-speaking world.
Formation
Conjugate ir in the present + the preposition a + the infinitive of the main verb. The construction never changes the infinitive; tense work happens on ir.
| Pronoun | ir + a | + infinitive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | voy a | hablar / comer / vivir |
| tú | vas a | hablar / comer / vivir |
| él / ella / Ud. | va a | hablar / comer / vivir |
| nosotros | vamos a | hablar / comer / vivir |
| vosotros | vais a | hablar / comer / vivir |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | van a | hablar / comer / vivir |
Examples
Vamos a viajar a Galicia en agosto.
We're going to travel to Galicia in August.
Va a hacer mucho calor mañana.
It's going to be very hot tomorrow.
Study note
How MuyVerbs trains Futuro Próximo
Futuro Próximo (Near Future) is easier to retain when it is not learned as an isolated table. MuyVerbs connects each tense to a practical learning loop: identify when the form is used, study the pattern, compare real verb examples, and then answer short prompts until recall becomes automatic.
On the web you can inspect sample verbs, open full conjugation pages, and start a free drill for this tense. In the mobile app, the same work becomes a structured offline routine with saved progress, favorites, streaks, weak-verb review, and context sentences. That combination helps learners move from recognizing a tense to producing it accurately in conversation.
Internal tense map
Related tenses for Futuro Próximo
Often confused with
These forms are close to Futuro Próximo in timing, mood, or sentence logic. Compare them before you drill.
Related tenses in Indicativo: future
Use these pages to move through the same tense family and build stronger internal links between connected grammar topics.