atormentar Future Conjugation
atormentar — to torment
The future tense of atormentar (atormentaré, atormentarás) indicates actions that will happen.
atormentar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that are certain to happen in the future, or to express probability or conjecture about a present situation (like 'He will be tormenting himself right now').
Notes on atormentar in the Future
'Atormentar' is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'atormentar', and the endings are standard.
Example Sentences
El miedo lo atormentará si no se controla.
Fear will torment him if he doesn't control himself.
él/ella/usted
No te atormentes por lo que no puedes cambiar.
Don't torment yourself over what you can't change.
tú
Mañana te atormentaremos con chistes malos.
Tomorrow we will torment you with bad jokes.
nosotros
¿A qué hora atormentarán ustedes al pobre gato?
What time will you all torment the poor cat?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the future.
Correct: For a definite future action, use 'atormentará' (future), not 'atormenta' (present).
Why: The present tense indicates current actions, while the future tense is specifically for events that will occur later.
Mistake: Confusing the 'tú' and 'usted' forms.
Correct: The tú form is 'atormentarás', while the usted form is 'atormentará'.
Why: These are distinct conjugations for the second person singular in the future tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: atormento
The present tense of atormentar (atormento, atormentas, atormenta) describes current or habitual tormenting.
Preterite
yo: atormenté
Atormentar is regular in the preterite: atormenté, atormentaste, atormentó, atormentamos, atormentasteis, atormentaron.
Imperfect
yo: atormentaba
The imperfect of atormentar (atormentaba, atormentabas) describes ongoing or habitual torment in the past.
Conditional
yo: atormentaría
The conditional of atormentar (atormentaría, atormentarías) expresses hypothetical 'would' scenarios.
Present Subjunctive
yo: atormente
The present subjunctive of atormentar (atormente, atormentes, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atormentara
The imperfect subjunctive of atormentar (atormentara/atormentase) is used for past hypothetical situations or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atormenta
Use the imperative of atormentar for direct commands: atormenta (tú), atormente (usted), etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atormentes
Negative commands for atormentar use the present subjunctive: no atormentes (tú), no atormente (usted), etc.