autorizar Future Conjugation
autorizar — to authorize
The future tense is regular: autorizaré, autorizarás, autorizará, autorizaremos, autorizaréis, autorizarán.
autorizar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that someone will definitely grant permission or approve something in the future.
Notes on autorizar in the Future
Autorizar is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
El comité autorizará los fondos la próxima semana.
The committee will authorize the funds next week.
él/ella/usted
Te autorizaré el acceso en cuanto llegues.
I will authorize your access as soon as you arrive.
yo
¿Autorizarán ellos el nuevo contrato?
Will they authorize the new contract?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'ar' from the stem (e.g., 'autorizé' instead of 'autorizaré').
Correct: autorizaré
Why: Future tense endings are added to the full infinitive, not just the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: autorizo
The present tense is fully regular: autorizo, autorizas, autoriza, autorizamos, autorizáis, autorizan.
Preterite
yo: autoricé
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: autoricé, autorizaste, autorizó, autorizamos, autorizasteis, autorizaron.
Imperfect
yo: autorizaba
The imperfect is regular: autorizaba, autorizabas, autorizaba, autorizábamos, autorizabais, autorizaban.
Conditional
yo: autorizaría
The conditional is regular: autorizaría, autorizarías, autorizaría, autorizaríamos, autorizaríais, autorizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: autorice
The present subjunctive of autorizar features a Z to C spelling change: autorice, autorices, autorice, autoricemos, autoricéis, autoricen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: autorizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: autorizara, autorizaras, autorizara, autorizáramos, autorizarais, autorizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: autoriza
The imperative uses 'autoriza' (tú) and 'autorice' (usted) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no autorices
The negative imperative always uses the 'c' spelling: no autorices, no autorice, no autoricemos, no autoricéis, no autoricen.