agradar Future Conjugation
agradar — to please
The future tense of agradar (agradaré, agradarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen or expresses probability.
agradar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about something that will please someone in the future, or to express a strong likelihood or probability about something pleasing.
Notes on agradar in the Future
Agradar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive 'agradar'.
Example Sentences
Seguro que este regalo te agradará mucho.
Surely this gift will please you a lot.
él/ella/usted
Mañana agradaremos a nuestros invitados con una cena especial.
Tomorrow we will please our guests with a special dinner.
nosotros
No creo que la noticia les agradará.
I don't think the news will please them.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative to express future actions.
Correct: For clear future actions, use the future tense: 'Agradará' (It will please). While the present can sometimes imply future, the future tense is more precise.
Why: The future tense explicitly marks an action as belonging to the future.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agrado
The present tense of agradar (agrado, agradas, agrada, etc.) means 'to please' or 'to be pleasing' right now or habitually.
Preterite
yo: agradé
The preterite of agradar is regular: agradé, agradaste, agradó, agradamos, agradasteis, agradaron.
Imperfect
yo: agradaba
The imperfect of agradar (agradaba, agradabas, etc.) describes past actions or states that were ongoing or habitual.
Conditional
yo: agradaría
The conditional of agradar (agradaría, agradarías, etc.) is used for hypotheticals ('would please'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agrade
The present subjunctive of agradar (agrade, agrades, etc.) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agradara
The imperfect subjunctive of agradar (agradara/agradase forms) is for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agrada
Use the imperative of agradar for direct commands: agrada, agrade, agrademos, agradad, agraden.
Negative Imperative
yo: no agrades
Negative commands for agradar use the present subjunctive: no agrades, no agrade, no agrademos, no agradéis, no agraden.