cortejar Future Conjugation
cortejar — to court
Use 'cortejará' for future courting actions or probability.
cortejar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
The future tense is for actions that will happen. 'Mañana, él la cortejará con una serenata.' (Tomorrow, he will court her with a serenade). It can also express probability: 'Será difícil cortejar a alguien tan ocupado.' (It will probably be difficult to court someone so busy).
Notes on cortejar in the Future
Cortejar is regular in the future tense; the stem is the infinitive 'cortejar'.
Example Sentences
Yo te cortejaré como nadie lo ha hecho antes.
I will court you like no one has before.
yo
¿Tú la cortejarás si te da una oportunidad?
Will you court her if she gives you a chance?
tú
Él la cortejará con gestos románticos.
He will court her with romantic gestures.
él/ella/usted
Ellos nos cortejarán con su nuevo producto.
They will court us with their new product.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense to talk about a planned future action.
Correct: Use the future tense: 'La cortejaré' instead of 'La cortejo'.
Why: While the present can sometimes imply future, the future tense is clearer and more appropriate for definite future plans.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cortejo
Use 'cortejo' for current or habitual courting.
Preterite
yo: cortejé
Use 'cortejó' for completed past actions of courting.
Imperfect
yo: cortejaba
Use 'cortejaba' for ongoing or habitual courting in the past.
Conditional
yo: cortejaría
Use 'cortejaría' for hypothetical or polite courting scenarios.
Present Subjunctive
yo: corteje
Use 'corteje' for wishes, doubts, or emotions about someone courting.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cortejara
Use 'cortejara' or 'cortejase' for past hypotheticals or wishes related to courting.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: corteja
Use 'corteja' (tú) and 'corteje' (usted) for direct commands when courting.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cortejes
Use 'no cortejes' (tú) and 'no corteje' (usted) for negative commands when courting.