The Future Tense of Haber is used to express actions that will take place in the future, for example, Habrá una fiesta mañana. (There will be a party tomorrow.)

Haber is an irregular verb, meaning its conjugations do not follow a set pattern in the Future Tense.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Haber (there is/there are (auxiliary)) in the Future Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

Haber generally means “to have”, but has several different meanings in the Future Tense, some of which might surprise you.

Possession: For example, Habré comprado un coche nuevo. (I will have bought a new car.)

Obligation: For example, Habrás de estudiar más para aprobar el examen. (You will have to study more to pass the exam.)

Existence: For example, Habrá una fiesta el próximo sábado. (There will be a party next Saturday.)

Impersonal Usage: For example, Habrá que esperar a ver qué pasa. (We will have to wait and see what happens.)

Slang/Idiomatic: For example, ¡La habrás cagado! (You will have messed it up!) This rude expression implies making a mistake.

Examples

Examples of Haber in the Future Tense

Mañana habrá una fiesta en el parque. (There will be a party in the park tomorrow.)

Cuando llegues a la ciudad, habrá mucha gente en las calles. (When you arrive in the city, there will be a lot of people in the streets.)

Si estudias mucho, habrá un buen resultado en tu examen. (If you study a lot, there will be a good result on your exam.)

Después de la reunión, habrá un coctel para los invitados. (After the meeting, there will be a cocktail party for the guests.)

Dicen que el próximo año habrá elecciones presidenciales. (They say there will be presidential elections next year.)

¿Crees que habrá problemas si llegamos tarde? (Do you think there will be problems if we arrive late?)

Me dijeron que habrá un concierto de rock en el parque central. (They told me there will be a rock concert in the central park.)

Si no llueve, habrá un partido de fútbol en la cancha. (If it doesn’t rain, there will be a soccer game on the field.)

Seguramente habrá muchas ofertas en las tiendas durante el fin de semana. (There will surely be many offers in the stores during the weekend.)

Aunque no lo creas, habrá una exposición de arte moderno en el museo. (Although you may not believe it, there will be an exhibition of modern art at the museum.)

Me enteré de que habrá un nuevo restaurante vegetariano en el centro. (I found out that there will be a new vegetarian restaurant downtown.)

Según los rumores, habrá un aumento de precios en los servicios públicos. (According to rumors, there will be a price increase in public services.)

Probablemente habrá un gran espectáculo de fuegos artificiales en la noche de año nuevo. (There will probably be a great fireworks show on New Year’s Eve.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Haber (there is/there are (auxiliary)) in the Future Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Future tense is also known as the Simple Future, Future Simple, Future Tense, Future Indicative, or Will Future in English, and as Futuro Simple, Futuro Imperfecto, Tiempo Futuro, Futuro de Indicativo, or Indicativo Futuro in Spanish.