describir Future Conjugation
describir — to describe
Form the future by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive: describiré.
describir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to talk about things you will describe later, or to make a guess about how someone is describing something right now.
Notes on describir in the Future
This verb is completely regular in the future; the stem is the entire word 'describir'.
Example Sentences
En el próximo capítulo, el autor describirá el paisaje.
In the next chapter, the author will describe the landscape.
él/ella/usted
Mañana te describiré todo lo que pasó en la fiesta.
Tomorrow I will describe everything that happened at the party to you.
yo
Ellos describirán sus proyectos el lunes.
They will describe their projects on Monday.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the -ir ending (describiré instead of describiré).
Correct: describiré
Why: Learners often try to drop the ending like in the present tense, but the future tense requires the full infinitive as the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: describo
The present tense is regular: describo, describes, describe, describimos, describís, describen.
Preterite
yo: describí
The preterite of describir is fully regular: describí, describiste, describió, describimos, describisteis, describieron.
Imperfect
yo: describía
The imperfect uses the -ía endings: describía, describías, describía, describíamos, describíais, describían.
Conditional
yo: describiría
Add -ía endings to the full infinitive: describiría, describirías, describiría, describiríamos, describiríais, describirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: describa
The present subjunctive uses 'a' endings: describa, describas, describa, describamos, describáis, describan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: describiera
Based on the 'ellos' preterite: describiera, describieras, describiera, describiéramos, describierais, describieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: describe
Give commands: describe (tú), describa (usted), describid (vosotros), describan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no describas
Negative commands use the subjunctive: no describas, no describa, no describamos, no describáis, no describan.