calificar Future Conjugation
calificar — to grade
The future tense of calificar is regular: calificaré, calificarás, calificará, calificaremos, calificaréis, calificarán.
calificar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state when grading will happen or to express a probability about someone's evaluation in the future.
Notes on calificar in the Future
Calificar is fully regular in the future tense. You simply add the future endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
El profesor calificará los proyectos la próxima semana.
The teacher will grade the projects next week.
él/ella/usted
Te aseguro que calificarás para el puesto.
I assure you that you will qualify for the position.
tú
Mañana calificaremos las presentaciones.
Tomorrow we will grade the presentations.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the final vowel.
Correct: calificaré
Why: All future tense forms (except nosotros) require a written accent on the final vowel.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: califico
The present tense of calificar is completely regular: califico, calificas, califica, calificamos, calificáis, califican.
Preterite
yo: califiqué
The preterite of calificar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'califiqué' to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: calificaba
The imperfect of calificar is regular: calificaba, calificabas, calificaba, calificábamos, calificabais, calificaban.
Conditional
yo: calificaría
The conditional of calificar is regular: calificaría, calificarías, calificaría, calificaríamos, calificaríais, calificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: califique
The present subjunctive of calificar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: califique, califiques, califique, califiquemos, califiquéis, califiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: calificara
The imperfect subjunctive of calificar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: calificara, calificaras, calificara, calificáramos, calificarais, calificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: califica
The affirmative imperative uses califica (tú) and califique (usted), maintaining the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no califiques
The negative imperative always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no califiques, no califique, no califiquemos, no califiquéis, no califiquen.