consumir Future Conjugation
consumir — to consume
The future of consumir is regular: consumiré, consumirás, consumirá, consumiremos, consumiréis, consumirán.
consumir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions of consuming that will happen later. It can also express probability or conjecture about current consumption.
Notes on consumir in the Future
Consumir is regular in the future tense. The future stem is the full infinitive 'consumir', and the regular endings for the future are added.
Example Sentences
Yo consumiré más proteínas la próxima semana.
I will consume more protein next week.
yo
¿Tú consumirás todo el postre?
Will you consume the whole dessert?
tú
El nuevo sistema consumirá menos energía.
The new system will consume less energy.
él/ella/usted
Probablemente consumirán más en las vacaciones.
They will probably consume more on vacation.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense 'consume' instead of the future 'consumirá'.
Correct: To talk about a future event, use the future tense: 'Ella consumirá'.
Why: The present tense refers to current or habitual actions, while the future tense specifically denotes actions yet to occur.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'consumirás' and 'consumirá'.
Correct: The tú and él/ella/usted forms have accents: 'consumirás', 'consumirá'.
Why: These accents are required to mark the stressed syllable in these future tense forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: consumo
The present indicative of consumir is regular: consumo, consumes, consume, consumimos, consumís, consumen.
Preterite
yo: consumí
The preterite of consumir is regular: consumí, consumiste, consumió, consumimos, consumisteis, consumieron.
Imperfect
yo: consumía
The imperfect of consumir is regular: consumía, consumías, consumía, consumíamos, consumíais, consumían.
Conditional
yo: consumiría
The conditional of consumir is regular: consumiría, consumirías, consumiría, consumiríamos, consumiríais, consumirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: consuma
The present subjunctive of consumir (consuma) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: consumiera
The imperfect subjunctive of consumir (consumiera/consumiese) expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: consume
The imperative of consumir is irregular for tú (consume), but regular for vosotros (consumid) and nosotros/ustedes (consumamos/consuman).
Negative Imperative
yo: no consumas
Negative commands for consumir use the present subjunctive: no consumas, no consuma, no consumamos, no consumáis, no consuman.