cortar Future Conjugation
cortar — to cut
The future of cortar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: cortaré, cortarás, cortará, cortaremos, cortaréis, cortarán.
cortar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to state what will be cut later, like a cake at a party, or to express probability about what someone is cutting right now.
Notes on cortar in the Future
Cortar is regular in the future. The stem is the full infinitive 'cortar', and all forms except nosotros require an accent mark.
Example Sentences
Yo cortaré el pastel después de la cena.
I will cut the cake after dinner.
yo
El jardinero cortará las ramas secas mañana.
The gardener will cut the dry branches tomorrow.
él/ella/usted
¿Ustedes cortarán la luz durante la reparación?
Will you all cut the power during the repair?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the -ar before adding endings (e.g., 'corté' for future).
Correct: cortaré
Why: In the future tense, you must keep the full infinitive as the stem; don't drop the ending like in the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: corto
Cortar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: corto, cortas, corta, cortamos, cortáis, cortan.
Preterite
yo: corté
The preterite of cortar is regular: corté, cortaste, cortó, cortamos, cortasteis, cortaron.
Imperfect
yo: cortaba
Cortar in the imperfect follows the regular -aba pattern: cortaba, cortabas, cortaba, cortábamos, cortabais, cortaban.
Conditional
yo: cortaría
The conditional of cortar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: cortaría, cortarías, cortaría, cortaríamos, cortaríais, cortarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: corte
The present subjunctive of cortar uses -e endings: corte, cortes, corte, cortemos, cortéis, corten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cortara
The imperfect subjunctive of cortar is based on the 'ellos' preterite: cortara, cortaras, cortara, cortáramos, cortarais, cortaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: corta
The affirmative imperative of cortar gives direct commands: corta (tú), cortad (vosotros), corte(n) (usted/es).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cortes
The negative imperative of cortar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no cortes, no corte, no cortemos, no cortéis, no corten.