contemplar Future Conjugation
contemplar — to gaze at
The future tense of contemplar expresses what will happen: contemplaré, contemplarás, contemplará, contemplaremos, contemplaréis, contemplarán.
contemplar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that will happen in the future. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present. For example, 'Contemplará el futuro con esperanza' means 'He will gaze at the future with hope'.
Notes on contemplar in the Future
Contemplar is regular in the future tense. The future stem is the infinitive itself, and it takes the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Yo contemplaré el arte en el museo.
I will gaze at the art in the museum.
yo
¿Tú contemplarás el paisaje desde la montaña?
Will you gaze at the landscape from the mountain?
tú
Él contemplará las estrellas esta noche.
He will gaze at the stars tonight.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros contemplaremos nuevas posibilidades.
We will contemplate new possibilities.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future for a future action.
Correct: For a future event, use 'contemplará', not 'contempla'.
Why: The future tense is specifically designed to express actions that will occur in the future.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The 'yo' future form is 'contemplaré', not 'contemplare'.
Why: The accent on the final 'é' is necessary for the future tense conjugation.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: contemplo
The present tense of contemplar describes current actions or habits: contemplo, contemplas, contempla, contemplamos, contempláis, contemplan.
Preterite
yo: contemplé
The preterite of contemplar describes completed past actions: contemplé, contemplaste, contempló, contemplamos, contemplasteis, contemplaron.
Imperfect
yo: contemplaba
The imperfect of contemplar describes ongoing or habitual past actions: contemplaba, contemplabas, contemplaba, contemplábamos, contemplabais, contemplaban.
Conditional
yo: contemplaría
The conditional of contemplar expresses hypothetical actions or polite requests: contemplaría, contemplarías, contemplaría, contemplaríamos, contemplaríais, contemplarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: contemple
The present subjunctive of contemplar expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions: contemple, contemples, contemple, contemplemos, contempléis, contemplen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: contemplara
The imperfect subjunctive of contemplar describes past hypothetical situations or wishes: contemplara, contemplaras, contemplara, contempláramos, contemplarais, contemplaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: contempla
The imperative of contemplar gives direct commands: ¡contempla!, ¡contemple!, ¡contemplemos!, ¡contemplad!, ¡contemplen!.
Negative Imperative
yo: no contemples
Negative commands for contemplar use the present subjunctive: ¡no contemples!, ¡no contemple!, ¡no contemplemos!, ¡no contempléis!, ¡no contemplen!.