derretir Future Conjugation
derretir — to melt
The future tense of derretir is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (derretiré, derretirás...).
derretir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict when something will melt or to express probability about something melting right now.
Notes on derretir in the Future
Derretir is fully regular in the future. No stem changes occur.
Example Sentences
Si no lo guardas, se derretirá.
If you don't put it away, it will melt.
él/ella/usted
Mañana derretiremos el queso para la fondue.
Tomorrow we will melt the cheese for the fondue.
nosotros
Pronto se derretirán las nieves de la montaña.
Soon the mountain snows will melt.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding an 'i' like 'derritirá'.
Correct: derretirá
Why: The future tense always uses the full infinitive as the base.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: derrito
The present tense of derretir is a stem-changer (e to i) for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: derretí
In the preterite, derretir only stem-changes (e to i) in the third-person forms (él/ellos).
Imperfect
yo: derretía
The imperfect of derretir is completely regular: derretía, derretías, derretía, derretíamos, derretíais, derretían.
Conditional
yo: derretiría
The conditional of derretir is regular: derretiría, derretirías, derretiría, derretiríamos, derretiríais, derretirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: derrita
The present subjunctive of derretir stem-changes (e to i) in ALL forms, including nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: derritiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'derriti-' stem for all forms (derritiera, derritieras...).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: derrite
The imperative uses 'derrite' (tú) and 'derritan' (ustedes) to give commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no derritas
The negative imperative of derretir uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.