This activity is designed for learners of Spanish who want to practise the future tense using the song “No SerĂ©” by Julieta Venegas. Even if your goal is to learn Spanish future verbs, mixing tenses and working with songs helps build overall tense awareness. Below you’ll find a cloze exercise where future-tense verbs have been removed. Fill the blanks using the verbs from the word bank, then check your answers in the completed version.
Actividad: completa los verbos en futuro
Fill each blank with the correct future form (yo) of the verb in the word bank. The lyrics are presented in Spanish. Only future-tense verbs were removed.
No, ______ la mujer perfecta que te haga ver el pasado
No, ______ alta y bonita
No, ______ como una princesa
Como de la alta sociedad
Y ______ tu corazĂ³n, ¿para quĂ©?
Me ______ a ti
No, ______ lo que imaginas
Lo que quieres oĂr
No, ______ feliz
Muchas veces no sé qué hacer
Para acercarme a ti
Porque sé
Muchas veces no sé
No quiero estar aquĂ
Para acercarme a ti
Porque sé
Word bank / Banco de verbos
- ser
- encender
- acercar
Completed version / VersiĂ³n completa (yo, futuro)
No, no seré la mujer perfecta que te haga ver el pasado
No, no seré alta y bonita
No, no seré como una princesa
Como de la alta sociedad
Y encenderĂ© tu corazĂ³n, ¿para quĂ©?
Me acercaré a ti
No, no seré lo que imaginas
Lo que quieres oĂr
No, no seré feliz
Muchas veces no sé qué hacer
Para acercarme a ti
Porque sé
Muchas veces no sé
No quiero estar aquĂ
Para acercarme a ti
Porque sé
How to use this exercise
- First, read each line and identify the intended meaning to choose the correct infinitive from the word bank.
- Then, conjugate the infinitive in the future tense for yo: for regular verbs, add the future endings (-Ă©, -Ă¡s, -Ă¡, -emos, -Ă©is, -Ă¡n) to the infinitive (for example, ser → serĂ©).
- Finally, say the completed lines out loud to practise pronunciation and rhythm.
Note
If you also want to learn Spanish preterite tense verbs, try creating a similar cloze activity that removes those verbs instead. Comparing both exercises helps improve your grasp of when to use future versus preterite forms.
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