acontecer Future Conjugation
acontecer — to happen
The future tense is regular: aconteceré, acontecerás, acontecerá.
acontecer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict events or state what will happen. It sounds quite formal and is often found in literature or news reports.
Notes on acontecer in the Future
Acontecer is fully regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
El evento acontecerá el próximo lunes.
The event will take place next Monday.
él/ella/usted
Cosas maravillosas acontecerán en tu vida.
Wonderful things will happen in your life.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No sabemos qué acontecerá mañana.
We don't know what will happen tomorrow.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: acontecerá sin acento
Correct: acontecerá
Why: Future tense endings for él/ella/usted always require a written accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acontezco
The present indicative features a 'c' to 'zc' change only in the 'yo' form: acontezco.
Preterite
yo: acontecí
The preterite of acontecer describes a specific event that took place: acontecí, aconteciste, aconteció.
Imperfect
yo: acontecía
The imperfect of acontecer is regular: acontecía, acontecías, acontecía.
Conditional
yo: acontecería
The conditional is regular: acontecería, acontecerías, acontecería.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acontezca
The present subjunctive of acontecer uses the stem acontezc- to handle the 'c' to 'zc' change.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aconteciera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the stem acontecie- followed by endings like -ra or -se.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acontece
The imperative of acontecer is rarely used, but follows the 'c' to 'zc' change in formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no acontezcas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no acontezcas, no acontezca.