adelantar Future Conjugation
adelantar — to overtake
The future tense of 'adelantar' (adelantaré, adelantarás, adelantará) predicts future actions like overtaking or moving something forward.
adelantar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to state what will happen. For 'adelantar,' this could be 'El coche te adelantará pronto' (The car will overtake you soon) or 'Adelantaremos la reunión al lunes' (We will move the meeting to Monday). It can also express probability.
Notes on adelantar in the Future
Adelantar is regular in the future indicative tense. The entire infinitive 'adelantar-' is used as the stem, and the standard future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) are added.
Example Sentences
Mañana adelantaremos el trabajo pendiente.
Tomorrow we will move the pending work forward.
nosotros
Espero que el equipo rival no nos adelante.
I hope the rival team doesn't overtake us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si sigues así, tú adelantarás mucho en tu carrera.
If you continue like this, you will move forward a lot in your career.
tú
El próximo año, el presidente adelantará su visita.
Next year, the president will move his visit forward.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense or 'ir a + infinitive' for a definite future action.
Correct: For a certain future event, use the future tense: 'Adelantaremos la fecha', not 'Adelantamos la fecha' or 'Vamos a adelantar la fecha'.
Why: While 'ir a + infinitive' is common for near future, the simple future tense expresses a stronger sense of certainty or prediction.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'vosotros' future ending.
Correct: It's 'adelantaréis', with the accent on the 'e'.
Why: The accent marks the correct stress in the 'vosotros' future form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adelanto
The present tense of 'adelantar' (adelanto, adelantas, adelanta) describes current actions or habitual movements forward.
Preterite
yo: adelanté
The preterite of 'adelantar' (adelanté, adelantaste, adelantó) marks completed actions like overtaking a car.
Imperfect
yo: adelantaba
The imperfect of 'adelantar' (adelantaba, adelantabas, adelantaba) describes past ongoing actions or habits, like always moving forward.
Conditional
yo: adelantaría
The conditional of 'adelantar' (adelantaría, adelantarías, adelantaría) expresses hypothetical actions ('would move forward') or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adelante
The present subjunctive of adelantar (e.g., 'adelante', 'adelantes') is used after expressions of desire, doubt, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adelantara
The imperfect subjunctive of adelantar (e.g., 'adelantara', 'adelantaras') is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: adelanta
Use the imperative of adelantar for direct commands like 'adelanta' (you, informal) or 'adelanten' (you all, formal).
Negative Imperative
yo: no adelantes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: 'no adelantes' (don't move forward), 'no adelanten' (don't move forward).