
comparecer Future Conjugation
comparecer — to appear
Comparecer is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the full infinitive.
comparecer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that an appearance will definitely happen in the future or to express a probability about a current appearance.
Notes on comparecer in the Future
There are no stem changes or spelling shifts here. It is a standard regular future tense.
Example Sentences
El director comparecerá ante los medios mañana.
The director will appear before the media tomorrow.
él/ella/usted
Compareceremos si nos citan oficialmente.
We will appear if we are officially summoned.
nosotros
Ustedes comparecerán la próxima semana.
You all will appear next week.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Trying to shorten the stem (like 'comperdrá').
Correct: comparecerá
Why: Comparecer is not one of the verbs with an irregular future stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: comparezco
Comparecer has a 'z' in the 'yo' form (comparezco) but is otherwise a regular -er verb.
Preterite
yo: comparecí
Comparecer is completely regular in the preterite: comparecí, compareciste, compareció.
Imperfect
yo: comparecía
Comparecer is regular in the imperfect: comparecía, comparecías, comparecía.
Conditional
yo: comparecería
The conditional of comparecer is regular: comparecería, comparecerías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: comparezca
All forms of the present subjunctive for comparecer use the 'zc' stem: comparezca, comparezcas, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: compareciera
Formed from the 'ellos' preterite, results in compareciera, comparecieras, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: comparece
The imperative uses 'comparece' for 'tú' and the 'zc' forms for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no comparezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' subjunctive forms: no comparezcas, no comparezca.