coger Future Conjugation
coger — to take
The future tense of coger is regular: cogeré, cogerás, cogerá, cogeremos, cogeréis, cogerán.
coger Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to describe things you will pick up or transport you will take in the future.
Notes on coger in the Future
Coger is regular in the future tense. You simply add the future endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Te cogeré un trozo de tarta.
I will get you a piece of cake.
yo
Mañana cogeremos el vuelo a Madrid.
Tomorrow we will take the flight to Madrid.
nosotros
Cogerán el tren de las diez.
They will take the ten o'clock train.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'er' and adding endings (e.g., 'cogré').
Correct: Keep the full infinitive: 'cogeré'.
Why: Unlike some irregular verbs like 'tener', 'coger' keeps its entire stem in the future.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cojo
Coger is irregular in the 'yo' form (cojo) but regular for all other persons.
Preterite
yo: cogí
The preterite of coger is regular: cogí, cogiste, cogió, cogimos, cogisteis, cogieron.
Imperfect
yo: cogía
The imperfect of coger is regular: cogía, cogías, cogía, cogíamos, cogíais, cogían.
Conditional
yo: cogería
The conditional of coger is regular: cogería, cogerías, cogería, cogeríamos, cogeríais, cogerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coja
The present subjunctive of coger uses 'j' in all forms: coja, cojas, coja, cojamos, cojáis, cojan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cogiera
The imperfect subjunctive of coger is regular based on the preterite: cogiera, cogieras, cogiera, cogiéramos, cogierais, cogieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: coge
The imperative of coger uses 'g' for 'tú' (coge) and 'j' for 'usted' (coja).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cojas
The negative imperative of coger always uses 'j': no cojas, no coja, no cojamos, no cojáis, no cojan.