
bailar Future Conjugation
bailar — to dance
The future of bailar is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
bailar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for definite future plans (like a dance class tomorrow) or to express probability about someone dancing right now.
Notes on bailar in the Future
Bailar is regular in the future. The stem is the full infinitive 'bailar'.
Example Sentences
Bailaré en el festival el próximo mes.
I will dance at the festival next month.
yo
¿Bailarás conmigo en la boda?
Will you dance with me at the wedding?
tú
Ellos bailarán en el escenario principal.
They will dance on the main stage.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bailaremos with an accent.
Correct: bailaremos
Why: The nosotros form is the only one in the future tense that does not have a written accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bailo
Bailar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: bailo, bailas, baila, bailamos, bailáis, bailan.
Preterite
yo: bailé
The preterite of bailar is regular: bailé, bailaste, bailó, bailamos, bailasteis, bailaron.
Imperfect
yo: bailaba
Bailar in the imperfect follows the regular -aba pattern: bailaba, bailabas, bailaba, bailábamos, bailabais, bailaban.
Conditional
yo: bailaría
The conditional of bailar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: bailaría, bailarías, bailaría, bailaríamos, bailaríais, bailarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: baile
The present subjunctive of bailar swaps the -a for -e: baile, bailes, baile, bailemos, bailéis, bailen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bailara
The imperfect subjunctive of bailar is based on the 'ellos' preterite: bailara, bailaras, bailara, bailáramos, bailarais, bailaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: baila
The imperative of bailar gives commands: baila (tú), bailad (vosotros), and uses subjunctive for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no bailes
The negative imperative of bailar uses the present subjunctive forms: no bailes, no baile, no bailemos, no bailéis, no bailen.