decapitar Future Conjugation
decapitar — to behead
The future tense of decapitar is regular: decapitaré, decapitarás, decapitará, decapitaremos, decapitaréis, decapitarán.
decapitar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that will happen. For decapitar, it predicts a future beheading, perhaps in a historical context or a planned action.
Notes on decapitar in the Future
Decapitar is regular in the future tense. The entire infinitive 'decapitar' serves as the stem, and the standard future endings are added.
Example Sentences
El próximo año, decapitaré las plantas viejas del jardín.
Next year, I will behead the old plants in the garden.
yo
El director dijo que decapitará al personaje principal.
The director said he will behead the main character.
él/ella/usted
¿Tú decapitarás la estatua dañada?
Will you behead the damaged statue?
tú
Mañana, nosotros decapitaremos la rama que cuelga.
Tomorrow, we will behead the hanging branch.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'ir a' + infinitive for future probabilities or formal predictions.
Correct: While 'voy a decapitar' is common for near future, the simple future 'decapitaré' is better for predictions or more formal statements.
Why: The simple future tense often carries a nuance of prediction or formality that 'ir a' + infinitive doesn't always convey.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: decapito
The present tense of decapitar is regular: decapito, decapitas, decapita, decapitamos, decapitáis, decapitan.
Preterite
yo: decapité
The preterite of decapitar is regular: decapité, decapitaste, decapitó, decapitamos, decapitasteis, decapitaron.
Imperfect
yo: decapitaba
The imperfect tense of decapitar is regular: decapitaba, decapitabas, decapitaba, decapitábamos, decapitabais, decapitaban.
Conditional
yo: decapitaría
The conditional of decapitar is regular: decapitaría, decapitarías, decapitaría, decapitaríamos, decapitaríais, decapitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: decapite
The present subjunctive of decapitar (decapite, decapites, decapitemos, decapiten) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: decapitara
The imperfect subjunctive of decapitar (e.g., decapitara, decapitáramos) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: decapita
Decapita (tú), decapite (usted), decapitemos (nosotros), decapiten (ustedes), decapitad (vosotros) are the imperative forms for decapitar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no decapites
Negative commands for decapitar use the present subjunctive with 'no': no decapites (tú), no decapite (usted), no decapitemos (nosotros), no decapiten (ustedes), no decapitéis (vosotros).