apagar Future Conjugation
apagar — turn off
The future tense is regular: add endings to the infinitive (apagaré, apagarás, apagará...).
apagar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that you will turn something off later, or to make a prediction about when a fire or light will go out.
Notes on apagar in the Future
Apagar is regular in the future; just attach the standard endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Apagaré el horno en diez minutos.
I will turn off the oven in ten minutes.
yo
Si no pagas, te apagarán la luz.
If you don't pay, they will turn off your electricity.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mañana apagaremos el sistema central.
Tomorrow we will shut down the central system.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the -ar before adding endings (e.g., 'apagaré' vs 'apagué').
Correct: apagaré
Why: The future tense requires the full infinitive as the stem, unlike the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: apago
The present tense of apagar is regular: apago, apagas, apaga, apagamos, apagáis, apagan.
Preterite
yo: apagué
The preterite of apagar requires a spelling change in the 'yo' form (apagué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: apagaba
The imperfect of apagar is regular: apagaba, apagabas, apagaba, apagábamos, apagabais, apagaban.
Conditional
yo: apagaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía... to the infinitive apagar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apague
The present subjunctive uses a 'gu' spelling in all forms: apague, apagues, apague...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apagara
Formed from the 'ellos' preterite: apagara, apagaras, apagara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: apaga
Direct commands: apaga (tú), apague (usted), apagad (vosotros), apaguen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no apagues
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no apagues, no apague, no apaguéis, no apaguen.