desarrollar Future Conjugation
desarrollar — to develop
Use the future tense 'desarrollaré' for actions that will happen or to express probability.
desarrollar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
The future tense of 'desarrollar' is used to talk about things that are certain to happen in the future ('We will develop a solution') or to express a probability or assumption about the present or future ('He will be developing the software now').
Notes on desarrollar in the Future
'Desarrollar' is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive ('desarrollar-') and the endings are standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Yo desarrollaré una nueva estrategia de marketing.
I will develop a new marketing strategy.
yo
¿Tú desarrollarás el informe final?
Will you develop the final report?
tú
Ella desarrollará la nueva versión pronto.
She will develop the new version soon.
él/ella/usted
Probablemente desarrollarán un buen producto.
They will probably develop a good product.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense 'desarrollo' to talk about a future event.
Correct: For future events, use the future tense: 'Desarrollaremos el proyecto la próxima semana'.
Why: The present tense is generally for present actions, while the future tense is specifically for future ones.
Mistake: Confusing the future 'desarrollará' (él/ella/usted) with the conditional 'desarrollaría'.
Correct: Future is 'desarrollará' (will develop), conditional is 'desarrollaría' (would develop).
Why: These have distinct meanings and endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desarrollo
Use the present tense 'desarrollo' for current actions, habits, and general truths about developing things.
Preterite
yo: desarrollé
The preterite of 'desarrollar' is regular: desarrollé, desarrollaste, desarrolló, desarrollamos, desarrollasteis, desarrollaron.
Imperfect
yo: desarrollaba
Use the imperfect 'desarrollaba' for ongoing or habitual past actions of developing.
Conditional
yo: desarrollaría
Use the conditional 'desarrollaría' for hypotheticals ('would'), polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desarrolle
Use the present subjunctive 'desarrolle' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desarrollara
Use the imperfect subjunctive 'desarrollara'/'desarrollase' for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desarrolla
Use 'desarrolla' (tú), 'desarrolle' (usted), 'desarrollemos' (nosotros), 'desarrollad' (vosotros), 'desarrollen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no desarrolles
Use 'no desarrolles' (tú), 'no desarrolle' (usted), 'no desarrollemos' (nosotros), 'no desarrolléis' (vosotros), 'no desarrollen' (ustedes) for negative commands.