El Futuro Simple

Javier L.B1Kwiziq community member

El Futuro Simple

Does “¿Dónde estarán?” mean both “where will they be?” and “where might they be?” ?

I would think there would be different ways to express the two different meanings in Spanish.

Asked 2 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Javier

Yes, it can mean both, depending on the context. It could be using the simple future to express an action that "will happen" (literal) or, if the person is "wondering" what might be happening at the moment of speaking then the nuance is that of "might". 

I hope it clarifies it.

Saludos

Javier L. asked:

El Futuro Simple

Does “¿Dónde estarán?” mean both “where will they be?” and “where might they be?” ?

I would think there would be different ways to express the two different meanings in Spanish.

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