cuestionar Future Conjugation
cuestionar — to challenge
The future tense of cuestionar is regular: cuestionaré, cuestionarás, cuestionará, cuestionaremos, cuestionaréis, cuestionarán.
cuestionar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'cuestionar' to talk about actions that *will* happen. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present, like 'He will be questioning the results' (meaning, he is probably questioning them now).
Notes on cuestionar in the Future
Cuestionar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'cuestionar-', and you add the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Yo cuestionaré la decisión si es necesario.
I will question the decision if it's necessary.
yo
¿Tú cuestionarás la validez del informe?
Will you question the validity of the report?
tú
Él cuestionará el sistema mañana.
He will question the system tomorrow.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros cuestionaremos las suposiciones.
We will question the assumptions.
nosotros
Ellos cuestionarán la fuente de la noticia.
They will question the source of the news.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the future.
Correct: Use 'cuestionaré' for 'I will question', not 'cuestiono'.
Why: The present tense describes current actions, while the future tense describes actions that will occur later.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'cuestionaréis' (vosotros).
Correct: The correct form is 'cuestionaréis'.
Why: The accent is needed to maintain the correct stress on the 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cuestiono
The present indicative of cuestionar is regular: cuestiono, cuestionas, cuestiona, cuestionamos, cuestionáis, cuestionan.
Preterite
yo: cuestioné
The preterite of cuestionar is regular: cuestioné, cuestionaste, cuestionó, cuestionamos, cuestionasteis, cuestionaron.
Imperfect
yo: cuestionaba
The imperfect of cuestionar is regular: cuestionaba, cuestionabas, cuestionaba, cuestionábamos, cuestionabais, cuestionaban.
Conditional
yo: cuestionaría
The conditional of cuestionar is regular: cuestionaría, cuestionarías, cuestionaría, cuestionaríamos, cuestionaríais, cuestionarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cuestione
Use present subjunctive forms like 'cuestione' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'cuestionen' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) after expressions of doubt or desire.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cuestionara
Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'cuestionara' or 'cuestionase' for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cuestiona
Use imperative forms like 'cuestiona' (tú) and 'cuestionen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cuestiones
Use 'no cuestiones' (tú) and 'no cuestionen' (ustedes) for negative commands.