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Always Beside You in Spanish
This guide focuses on the Spanish 'Futuro Simple' to help parents offer reassurance and make gentle promises. At a B1 level, you will learn to express commitments and predictions about your child's routine and development.
What you'll learn
- Learn to form the Spanish Future Simple tense using regular endings.
- Express reassuring commitments for medical or daily situations.
- Predict developmental milestones like crawling and teething.
- Understand the use of the subjunctive in future temporal clauses (e.g., 'when you crawl').
Spanish phrases for always beside you
Me quedaré a tu lado durante la revisión médica.
I will stay beside you during your check-up.
'Quedarse' is a reflexive verb; 'me quedaré' shows personal commitment.
Llevaremos tu mantita favorita al médico.
We will bring your favourite blanket to the doctor's.
'Mantita' is the diminutive of 'manta', commonly used with children.
Calentaré tu leche después de nuestro paseo.
I will warm your milk after our walk.
'Calentaré' comes from the stem 'calentar' (to heat).
Tu nuevo diente aparecerá pronto.
Your new tooth will appear soon.
'Aparecerá' is the 3rd person singular future of 'aparecer'.
Descubrirás muchas cosas nuevas cuando gatees.
You will discover many new things when you crawl.
'Gatear' means to crawl (like a cat/gato). Note the subjunctive 'gatees' after 'cuando'.
Te tomaré la mano durante el baño.
I will hold your hand during your bath.
'Tomar la mano' is a common way to say hold/take the hand.
Leeremos tu libro de imágenes antes de dormir.
We will read your picture book before bedtime.
'Antes de dormir' is a natural way to say 'before bedtime' or 'before sleeping'.
Escucharás mi voz cuando te despiertes.
You will hear my voice when you wake up.
'Escuchar' is used for listening/hearing clearly; 'despiertes' is subjunctive.
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revisión médica
medical check-up
More formal than 'chequeo', common in pediatric contexts.
gatear
to crawl
Specifically refers to a baby's movement on hands and knees.
mantita
little blanket
Adding '-ita' makes the object sound comforting and child-friendly.
lado
side
Used in 'a tu lado' (by your side).
The Future Simple (Futuro Simple)
In Spanish, the future tense is formed by adding endings directly to the infinitive (the -ar, -er, or -ir form). All three verb groups share the same endings: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Yo (I) | Infinitive + é | Estaré (I will be) |
| Tú (You) | Infinitive + ás | Descubrirás (You will discover) |
| Nosotros (We) | Infinitive + emos | Leeremos (We will read) |
Future Temporal Clauses
When using 'cuando' (when) to talk about a future action that hasn't happened yet, Spanish uses the Subjunctive mood, not the future tense.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| When you wake up | cuando + subjunctive | Cuando te despiertes |
| When you crawl | cuando + subjunctive | Cuando gatees |
More examples
Mañana iremos al parque y jugarás mucho.
Tomorrow we will go to the park and you will play a lot.
Uses two different subjects: we (iremos) and you (jugarás).
No llores, mamá volverá en un momento.
Don't cry, mommy will come back in a moment.
A common reassurance using the 3rd person singular future.