colocar Future Conjugation
colocar — to place
The future tense of colocar is regular: colocaré, colocarás, colocará, colocaremos, colocaréis, colocarán.
colocar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state where you will place something later or to guess where someone might have put something.
Notes on colocar in the Future
Colocar is regular in the future. Just add the endings directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Colocaré el jarrón en el centro.
I will place the vase in the center.
yo
Mañana colocaremos la alfombra nueva.
Tomorrow we will lay (place) the new rug.
nosotros
Ellos colocarán el cartel mañana.
They will put up the poster tomorrow.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: colocare
Correct: colocaré
Why: Without the accent, it could be confused with the rare future subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: coloco
The present tense of colocar is completely regular: coloco, colocas, coloca, colocamos, colocáis, colocan.
Preterite
yo: coloqué
The preterite of colocar features a spelling change in the first person: coloqué, colocaste, colocó, colocamos, colocasteis, colocaron.
Imperfect
yo: colocaba
The imperfect of colocar is regular: colocaba, colocabas, colocaba, colocábamos, colocabais, colocaban.
Conditional
yo: colocaría
The conditional of colocar is regular: colocaría, colocarías, colocaría, colocaríamos, colocaríais, colocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coloque
The present subjunctive of colocar uses 'qu' in all forms: coloque, coloques, coloque, coloquemos, coloquéis, coloquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: colocara
The imperfect subjunctive of colocar is regular: colocara, colocaras, colocara, colocáramos, colocarais, colocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: coloca
The imperative of colocar gives commands: coloca (tú), coloque (usted), coloquemos (nosotros), colocad (vosotros), coloquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no coloques
The negative imperative of colocar uses 'qu' throughout: no coloques, no coloque, no coloquemos, no coloquéis, no coloquen.