competir Future Conjugation
competir — to compete
Competir is regular in the future tense: competir + endings (é, ás, á, emos, éis, án).
competir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for upcoming races, matches, or any future situation where you will be up against rivals.
Notes on competir in the Future
This tense is completely regular for competir. You use the full infinitive as the base.
Example Sentences
Competiré en el maratón de Madrid.
I will compete in the Madrid marathon.
yo
Ellos competirán por la medalla de oro.
They will compete for the gold medal.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mañana competiremos en la final.
Tomorrow we will compete in the final.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: compitiré
Correct: competiré
Why: Learners often try to apply the stem change to the future, but the future tense always uses the full infinitive stem 'competir-'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: compito
Competir is an e > i stem-changer in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: competí
Competir has a third-person stem change (e > i) in the preterite: compitió and compitieron.
Imperfect
yo: competía
Competir is regular in the imperfect: competía, competías, competía, competíamos, competíais, competían.
Conditional
yo: competiría
Competir is regular in the conditional: competiría, competirías, competiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: compita
Competir changes e > i in all forms of the present subjunctive (compita, compitamos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: compitiera
Based on the preterite 'compitieron', the stem is 'compitiera' for all forms.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: compite
Use 'compite' (tú) or 'compita' (usted) to command someone to compete.
Negative Imperative
yo: no compitas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no compitas, no compita.