Introduction

This activity will help you practice the future tense in Spanish using a romantic chorus built around the word “Viviré.” Although the keyphrase is learn Spanish future, this exercise focuses on the future forms — a useful complement when you study past and future contrasts. Fill each blank with the correct future-form verb from the word bank, then check your answers in the completed version.

How to use the activity

Read each line and decide which infinitive from the word bank completes the sentence. Conjugate the verb into the first person singular future (yo) or the reflexive future where appropriate. After finishing the cloze, compare with the completed version to self-correct. For extra practice, say each completed line out loud.

Cloze: Lyrics with future verbs removed

Complete the blanks with the correct future tense forms.

1. ______ cada segundo.
2. ______ la noche para tu amor.
3. Un cuerpo a cuerpo, una mujer flotando en un beso.
4. Me ______ por tu luz como un rayo de sol.
5. Cada segundo te ______ un abrazo, y eso me da alegría.
6. Me ______ de ti, y no sé qué es esconder el estrés.
7. No ______, espera; sabremos si podremos ver.
8. En la tierra tú me ______ y yo te ______.
9. A otra noche tendrás que decir: “Para los dos, un cuerpo a cuerpo”.
10. Te ______ un beso para llenarte de luz, como un rayo de sol.
11. Viviré cada segundo, ______ feliz contigo para ver cómo es.
12. Viviré cada segundo, ______ enamorado de ella.

Word bank (infinitives)

• vivir
• guardar
• dar
• enamorarse (enamorar)
• esperar
• pedir
• llenar
• ver

Answers — Completed version (with future verbs)

1. Viviré cada segundo.
2. Guardaré la noche para tu amor.
3. Un cuerpo a cuerpo, una mujer flotando en un beso.
4. Me llenaré por tu luz como un rayo de sol. (alternatively: “te llenaré” depending on intended meaning)
5. Cada segundo te daré un abrazo, y eso me da alegría.
6. Me enamoraré de ti, y no sé qué es esconder el estrés.
7. No esperaré, espera; sabremos si podremos ver.
8. En la tierra tú me pedirás y yo te pediré. (contextual example: “me pedirás y yo te pediré”)
9. A otra noche tendrás que decir: “Para los dos, un cuerpo a cuerpo”.
10. Te besaré un beso para llenarte de luz, como un rayo de sol. (or: “te daré un beso”)
11. Viviré cada segundo, seré feliz contigo para ver cómo es. (ser → seré)
12. Viviré cada segundo, estaré enamorado de ella.

Why this helps

Turning lyrics into a cloze activity forces you to think about verb forms in context, which strengthens recall and conjugation skills. While the goal here is to practice future constructions, pairing this work with materials that help you learn Spanish future tense verbs and gives you a broader sense of time expressions and the contrast between past, present and future. Try alternating similar activities that target the preterite and the future to see these differences clearly.

Quick tips

• Say the lines aloud to reinforce pronunciation and fluency.
• Write your own verse using different verbs from the word bank in future tense.
• Compare future vs preterite by writing the same line in both tenses to understand nuance — this will help you learn Spanish future tense verbs more effectively.

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