
caracterizar Future Conjugation
caracterizar — to characterize
The future of caracterizar is regular: caracterizaré, caracterizarás, caracterizará.
caracterizar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict what traits will define someone or something in the coming years.
Notes on caracterizar in the Future
Caracterizar is completely regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
La innovación caracterizará nuestra próxima década.
Innovation will characterize our next decade.
él/ella/usted
Tus acciones te caracterizarán en el futuro.
Your actions will characterize you in the future.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos caracterizaremos por nuestra calidad técnica.
We will be characterized by our technical quality.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'ar' before adding endings.
Correct: caracterizaré (not caractericé)
Why: In the future tense, you must use the entire infinitive as the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: caracterizo
The present of caracterizar is regular, but remember the 'z' sounds like 's' (or 'th' in Spain): caracterizo, caracterizas, caracteriza.
Preterite
yo: caractericé
The preterite of caracterizar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: caractericé.
Imperfect
yo: caracterizaba
The imperfect of caracterizar is regular: caracterizaba, caracterizabas, caracterizaba.
Conditional
yo: caracterizaría
The conditional of caracterizar is regular: caracterizaría, caracterizarías, caracterizaría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: caracterice
The present subjunctive of caracterizar requires a 'z' to 'c' spelling change in all forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: caracterizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: caracterizara, caracterizaras, caracterizara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: caracteriza
The imperative uses 'caracteriza' for tú and 'caracterice' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no caracterices
Negative commands all use the 'c' spelling change: no caracterices, no caracterice.