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In this Spanish conjugation lesson we are going to learn how to inflect the verb preferir in the Futuro tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.
This lesson is specifically about the preferir verb conjugation. For a general overview of Simple Tenses conjugation see the Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.
You may also see the Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Futuro. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you can get additional information on conjugation in this tense and explanation of special cases and exceptions.
How to translate Futuro to English
Note that the English phrases provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:- In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
- Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
- Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
- In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.
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Futuro belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of the conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in the Spanish language, where each inflected form consists of two words.The verb preferir has regular conjugation in the Futuro tense of the Indicativo mood. It means that this verb simply follows the general rules for its conjugation group (-ir) without spelling corrections or exceptions. The basis for this conjugation is the infinitive of this verb, so it’s really simple to create, and only a few exceptions exist.Use the infinitive preferir in each person. Next, add to the infinitive the endings specific to each person. In this tense we use the exact same endings in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir. Check out the image showing all the endings. Notice the colors and shapes of the letters. They are arranged to help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings. Add the regular ending -é for the first person singular to create preferiré:- yo preferiré – I will prefer
- tú preferirás – you will prefer
- él preferirá – he will prefer
- ella preferirá – she will prefer
- usted preferirá – (formal) you will prefer
- nosotros preferiremos – we will prefer
- nosotras preferiremos – (feminine) we will prefer
- vosotros preferiréis – (plural) you will prefer
- vosotras preferiréis – (feminine, plural) you will prefer
- ellos preferirán – they will prefer
- ellas preferirán – (feminine) they will prefer
- ustedes preferirán – (formal, plural) you will prefer
¡Ya está! The conjugation is now finished. The final result looks as follows:
yo | preferiré | I will prefer |
tú | preferirás | you will prefer |
él/ella/usted | preferirá | he/she/it will prefer |
nosotros/nosotras | preferiremos | we will prefer |
vosotros/vosotras | preferiréis | you will prefer |
ellos/ellas/ustedes | preferirán | they will prefer |
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