cerrar Future Conjugation
cerrar — to close
Cerrar is regular in the future: cerraré, cerrarás, cerrará, cerraremos, cerraréis, cerrarán.
cerrar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to state when something will be closed or to make a prediction about closing a deal.
Notes on cerrar in the Future
Cerrar is regular here. Simply add the future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the full infinitive 'cerrar'.
Example Sentences
Cerraré la oficina temprano mañana.
I will close the office early tomorrow.
yo
¿Cerrarás la sesión al terminar?
Will you log out (close the session) when you finish?
tú
Ellos cerrarán la calle por las obras.
They will close the street for the roadworks.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'cierraré' instead of 'cerraré'.
Correct: The correct form is cerraré.
Why: The stem change (e > ie) does not apply to the future tense; you must use the full infinitive 'cerrar'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cierro
Cerrar is a stem-changing verb (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: cerré
Cerrar is regular in the preterite: cerré, cerraste, cerró, cerramos, cerrasteis, cerraron.
Imperfect
yo: cerraba
Cerrar is regular in the imperfect: cerraba, cerrabas, cerraba, cerrábamos, cerrabais, cerraban.
Conditional
yo: cerraría
Cerrar is regular in the conditional: cerraría, cerrarías, cerraría, cerraríamos, cerraríais, cerrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cierre
The present subjunctive of cerrar mirrors the present indicative stem change: cierre, cierres, cierre, cerremos, cerréis, cierren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cerrara
Cerrar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive (based on the preterite stem): cerrara, cerraras, cerrara, cerráramos, cerrarais, cerraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ¡Cierra!
Use 'cierra' (tú) or 'cierre' (usted) for commands; remember the stem change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: ¡No cierres!
The negative imperative uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no cierres, no cierre, no cerremos, no cerréis, no cierren.