[SPEAKING SPANISH] The future.
You will need to tell your patients things that you were going to do-- for example, I'm going to call the doctor, or I'm going to fill this when the order arrives, and so forth. Now, you don't actually need to learn the future tense, you only need to use the verb to go, and use another verb with it. So, it seems like we're cheating, but we're really not, because if you think about it in English, we hardly ever use the future tense of the verb. Instead we say "I'm gonna," or "I'm going to," "he's going to," "we're going to," or "we're gonna," "we're gonna do this." So, this is extremely easy to put together. Instead of saying, I will eat at one, we normally say, I'm going to eat at one, or I'm gonna eat at one. Same meaning, [SPEAKING SPANISH]. In Spanish, use the verb [SPEAKING SPANISH], which is "to go", followed by the preposition [SPEAKING SPANISH], which means "to", and then any verb at all in the infinitive form.
I would like for you to look away from the screen for now or away from your materials if you have them open, and try to see if you can figure out what these phrases mean. We know that [SPEAKING SPANISH] is "to go", [SPEAKING SPANISH] is the "yo" form, "I go" or "I'm going". "Va" is the form for [SPEAKING SPANISH]. He or she or you are going. So, what about this one?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Say what you think that means.
I'm going to call the doctor. OK, try this one.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
I'm going to use the generic form of the medicine. And you can omit the "yo", it's optional. What about this one?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
OK, I'm going to fill the prescription. You can add things on the end like, [SPEAKING SPANISH], in an hour-- or, [SPEAKING SPANISH], tomorrow. And the next one is--
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
She is going to read the directions.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
He's going to pay with a check. OK, here's a question.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Are you going to give the medicine to your son? Now, see if you can create some new sentences with the things that you think you'll say the most often.
Using two verbs together. In the previous section, you learned about various verbs that are extremely useful and as far as giving instructions, asking questions, illustrating that something is important to do, or what you are going to do in the future. And in all of these structures, two verbs are required. The first verb is conjugated. These are represented in green on the screen. The second verb is in blue and it is always in the infinitive. The second verb will not be conjugated. Finally, you'll use additional elements of the phrase that you see in pink on the screen to the right. So, putting these together is simple. Start with the conjugated verb, followed by the non conjugated verb, and whatever else you need to say. So, let's try to say, "I want to." That would be--
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Let's put that in front. And then, let's use "to use," which would be [SPEAKING SPANISH]
The generic form--
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[SPEAKING SPANISH], OK. Now, you try one. Say, "it's necessary."
Good.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
To take? Which verb would that be?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
The medicine with water.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
OK, let's try another one. Is it possible--
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
To return-- so, which infinitive in blue do you use?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Now, let's say tomorrow. Is it possible to return tomorrow?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Is it possible to return tomorrow? [SPEAKING SPANISH]. All right, "I'm going to" would be--
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
I'm going to call--
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
The doctor.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
There is a very easy way to express future plans in Spanish without having to learn the future tense! In fact, you already do this in English.
EXAMPLE
Instead of saying, "I will eat at 1:00," we normally say, "I am going to eat at 1:00."The meaning does not change. In Spanish, simply use a form of the verb ir (to go), add the preposition a (to), and then add any verb in the infinitive form.
Example Sentence | English Translation |
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Yo voy a llamar al doctor. | I am going to call the doctor. |
Yo voy a usar la forma genérica. | I am going to use the generic form. |
Yo voy a surtir la receta. | I am going to fill the prescription. |
Ella va a leer las direcciones. | She is going to read the directions. |
Él va a pagar con un cheque. | I You are going to pay with a check. |
¿Usted va a dar la medicina a su hijo? | Are you going to give the medicine to your son? |
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Source: This content has been adapted from "Pharmacy Spanish" by Stephanie Langston.