colaborar Future Conjugation
colaborar — to collaborate
The future tense of colaborar is regular: colaboraré, colaborarás, colaborará, colaboraremos, colaboraréis, colaborarán.
colaborar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'colaborar' to talk about actions that *will* happen. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present, like 'He will probably collaborate'.
Notes on colaborar in the Future
Colaborar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'colaborar'.
Example Sentences
Mañana colaboraré con el nuevo equipo.
Tomorrow I will collaborate with the new team.
yo
¿Colaborarás en la próxima reunión?
Will you collaborate in the next meeting?
tú
Él colaborará en el proyecto de arte.
He will collaborate on the art project.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros colaboraremos para alcanzar nuestros objetivos.
We will collaborate to reach our goals.
nosotros
Ellos colaborarán en la organización del evento.
They will collaborate in organizing the event.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future: 'Mañana colaboro con ellos'.
Correct: Use the future tense: 'Mañana colaboraré con ellos'.
Why: While the present can sometimes imply future, the future tense is more direct and certain for planned future actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'vosotros' form: 'Vosotros colaboraréis'.
Correct: The correct form is 'colaboraréis' with an accent on the 'e'.
Why: The accent is necessary to maintain the correct pronunciation and stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: colaboro
The present tense of colaborar is regular: colaboro, colaboras, colabora, colaboramos, colaboráis, colaboran.
Preterite
yo: colaboré
The preterite of colaborar is regular: colaboré, colaboraste, colaboró, colaboramos, colaborasteis, colaboraron.
Imperfect
yo: colaboraba
The imperfect of colaborar describes past habits or ongoing actions: colaboraba, colaborábamos, colaboraban.
Conditional
yo: colaboraría
The conditional of colaborar is regular: colaboraría, colaborarías, colaboraría, colaboraríamos, colaboraríais, colaborarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: colabore
The present subjunctive of colaborar is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions: colabore, colaboremos, colaboren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: colaborara
The imperfect subjunctive of colaborar expresses past hypotheticals or wishes: colaborara, colaboraras, colaborase.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: colabora
Use the imperative of colaborar for direct commands: colabora, colaboremos, colaboren, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no colabores
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no colabores, no colaboremos, no colaboren.