botar Future Conjugation
botar — to throw away
Use 'botaré', 'botarás', 'botará', 'botaremos', 'botaréis', 'botarán' for future actions of throwing away.
botar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
The future tense is for actions of throwing away that *will* happen. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present: 'He will probably throw away that old shirt.' For 'botar', it's straightforward: 'I will throw away the garbage later.'
Notes on botar in the Future
Botar is regular in the future tense. The entire infinitive 'botar' is used as the stem, followed by the standard future endings: 'botaré' (yo), 'botarás' (tú), 'botará' (él/ella/usted), 'botaremos' (nosotros), 'botaréis' (vosotros), 'botarán' (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Example Sentences
Yo botaré estos papeles mañana.
I will throw away these papers tomorrow.
yo
¿Tú botarás la cena de anoche?
Will you throw away last night's dinner?
tú
Ella botará el árbol de Navidad pronto.
She will throw away the Christmas tree soon.
él/ella/usted
Ellos botarán las cajas después de la mudanza.
They will throw away the boxes after the move.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense ('bota') instead of the future ('botará').
Correct: For a future action, use 'Ella botará', not 'Ella bota'.
Why: The present tense refers to current actions or habits, while the future tense specifically denotes events that will occur later.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the yo future form.
Correct: It's 'botaré', not 'botare'.
Why: The accent on the 'e' is necessary for the 'yo' future form and indicates the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: boto
Use 'boto', 'botas', 'bota', 'botamos', 'botáis', 'botan' for current or habitual actions of throwing away.
Preterite
yo: boté
Use 'boté', 'botaste', 'botó', 'botamos', 'botasteis', 'botaron' for completed actions of throwing away.
Imperfect
yo: botaba
Use 'botaba', 'botabas', 'botaba', 'botábamos', 'botabais', 'botaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions of throwing away.
Conditional
yo: botaría
Use 'botaría', 'botarías', 'botaría', 'botaríamos', 'botaríais', 'botarían' for hypothetical or polite commands with botar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: bote
Use 'bote' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'boten' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for wishes, doubts, and emotions with botar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: botara
Use 'botara' or 'botase' forms for hypothetical or past subjunctive situations with botar.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bota
Use imperative forms like 'bota' (tú) and 'boten' (ustedes) for direct commands with botar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no botes
Use 'no botes' (tú) and 'no boten' (ustedes) for negative commands with botar.