compadecer Future Conjugation
compadecer — to pity
Compadecer is regular in the future: compadeceré, compadecerás.
compadecer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict that someone will feel pity later or to express probability about someone's current feelings.
Notes on compadecer in the Future
The future tense is regular. Simply add the endings (-é, -ás, -á, etc.) to the full infinitive 'compadecer'.
Example Sentences
Algún día compadecerás mi situación.
Someday you will pity my situation.
tú
Ellos compadecerán a los perdedores.
They will pity the losers.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Supongo que ella compadecerá al huérfano.
I guess she will pity the orphan.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Compadeceré con acento en la e.
Correct: Compadeceré (accent on the final e).
Why: All first-person singular future forms must have an accent on the final 'é'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: compadezco
Compadecer is irregular in the first person (compadezco), but regular for all other forms.
Preterite
yo: compadecí
Compadecer is completely regular in the preterite: compadecí, compadeció.
Imperfect
yo: compadecía
Compadecer is regular in the imperfect: compadecía, compadecías.
Conditional
yo: compadecería
Compadecer is regular in the conditional: compadecería, compadecerías.
Present Subjunctive
yo: compadezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'compadezc-' stem for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: compadeciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person preterite stem: compadeciera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: compadece
The imperative uses 'compadece' for tú and 'compadezca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no compadezcas
Negative commands always use the 'zc' stem: no compadezcas.