ahuyentar Future Conjugation
ahuyentar — to scare away
The future tense of ahuyentar (ahuyentaré, ahuyentarás, etc.) is regular and used for predictions or definite future actions.
ahuyentar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that will definitely happen in the future, or to express probability or conjecture about the present. For 'ahuyentar,' you might say 'Mañana ahuyentaré a las ardillas de mi huerto' (Tomorrow I will scare away the squirrels from my garden) or 'Seguro que el ruido ahuyentará a los pájaros' (Surely the noise will scare away the birds).
Notes on ahuyentar in the Future
Ahuyentar is regular in the future tense. The entire infinitive 'ahuyentar' serves as the stem, and the standard future tense endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) are added.
Example Sentences
Yo ahuyentaré a los perros que ladran cerca de mi casa.
I will scare away the dogs that bark near my house.
yo
¿Tú ahuyentarás a los insectos en la noche?
Will you scare away the insects at night?
tú
Ella ahuyentará a los intrusos con un ladrido fuerte.
She will scare away the intruders with a loud bark.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros ahuyentaremos a los pájaros del tejado.
We will scare away the birds from the roof.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future tense for future actions.
Correct: Use the future tense for definite future actions: 'Ahuyentaré a los cuervos.'
Why: While the present tense can sometimes imply future, the future tense is used for certainty and prediction.
Mistake: Confusing the future stem with the present stem.
Correct: Remember that the future stem for regular -ar verbs is the full infinitive: 'ahuyentar-'.
Why: Learners might mistakenly try to conjugate it like the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ahuyento
The present tense of ahuyentar (ahuyento, ahuyentas, etc.) describes current actions or habitual behavior.
Preterite
yo: ahuyenté
The preterite of ahuyentar is regular, used for completed actions like scaring away pests at a specific time.
Imperfect
yo: ahuyentaba
The imperfect of ahuyentar (ahuyentaba, ahuyentabas, etc.) describes past habits or ongoing actions, like regularly scaring away animals.
Conditional
yo: ahuyentaría
The conditional of ahuyentar (ahuyentaría, ahuyentarías, etc.) is regular and used for hypothetical situations or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ahuyente
The present subjunctive of ahuyentar (ahuyente, ahuyentes, etc.) is used after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ahuyentara
The imperfect subjunctive of ahuyentar (ahuyentara/ahuyentase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ahuyenta
The imperative of ahuyentar is regular for tú (ahuyenta) but uses subjunctive forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ahuyentes
Negative commands for ahuyentar use the present subjunctive with 'no'.