colar Future Conjugation
colar — to strain
The future of colar is regular: colaré, colarás, colará, colaremos, colaréis, colarán.
colar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for future cooking steps or to predict that someone will try to sneak into an event later.
Notes on colar in the Future
Colar is regular in the future. The endings are added directly to the infinitive form.
Example Sentences
Colaré la mezcla después de diez minutos.
I will strain the mixture after ten minutes.
yo
¿Colarás tú el aceite usado?
Will you strain the used oil?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'cuelaré' instead of 'colaré'.
Correct: colaré
Why: The stem change 'ue' only occurs in the present; the future always uses the full infinitive stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cuelo
Colar changes its stem from 'o' to 'ue' in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: colé
Colar is completely regular in the preterite: colé, colaste, coló, colamos, colasteis, colaron.
Imperfect
yo: colaba
Colar is regular in the imperfect: colaba, colabas, colaba, colábamos, colabais, colaban.
Conditional
yo: colaría
The conditional of colar is regular: colaría, colarías, colaría, colaríamos, colaríais, colarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cuele
The present subjunctive of colar follows the o > ue stem change: cuele, cueles, cuele, colemos, coléis, cuelen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: colara
The imperfect subjunctive of colar is regular: colara, colaras, colara, coláramos, colarais, colaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cuela
The imperative uses 'cuela' (tú) and 'cuele' (usted), following the stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cueles
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no cueles, no cuele, no colemos, no coléis, no cuelen.