desgastar Future Conjugation
desgastar — to wear down
The future tense of desgastar is regular: desgastaré, desgastarás, desgastará, desgastaremos, desgastaréis, desgastarán.
desgastar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about things that will happen, or to express probability or conjecture about the present. For example, 'El sol desgastará la pintura con el tiempo' means 'The sun will wear out the paint over time.'
Notes on desgastar in the Future
Desgastar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'desgastar', and you add the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Con el uso, se desgastará la tela.
With use, the fabric will wear out.
él/ella/usted
No creo que desgasten el material tan pronto.
I don't think they will wear out the material so soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Desgastaremos las suelas de los zapatos si caminamos tanto.
We will wear out the soles of the shoes if we walk so much.
nosotros
Mañana desgastaré mi nueva chaqueta en la ciudad.
Tomorrow I will wear out my new jacket in the city.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future tense.
Correct: For definite future actions, use the future tense: 'Se desgastará', not 'Se desgasta'.
Why: While the present can sometimes imply future, the future tense is more precise for planned or expected future events.
Mistake: Confusing future endings with conditional endings.
Correct: The future endings are -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án. The conditional endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Why: These endings sound similar and can be easily mixed up.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desgasto
The present tense of desgastar is regular: desgasto, desgastas, desgasta, desgastamos, desgastáis, desgastan.
Preterite
yo: desgasté
The preterite of desgastar is regular: desgasté, desgastaste, desgastó, desgastamos, desgastasteis, desgastaron.
Imperfect
yo: desgastaba
The imperfect of desgastar is regular: desgastaba, desgastabas, desgastaba, desgastábamos, desgastabais, desgastaban.
Conditional
yo: desgastaría
The conditional of desgastar is regular: desgastaría, desgastarías, desgastaría, desgastaríamos, desgastaríais, desgastarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desgaste
Use desgasten, desgastes, desgastemos for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty. Regular verb!
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desgastara
Use desgastara/desgastarais/desgastaramos/desgastaran for past hypotheticals or wishes. Regular verb!
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desgasta
Use desgasta, desgaste, desgastemos, desgasten, desgastad for direct commands. It's regular!
Negative Imperative
yo: no desgastes
Use no + present subjunctive (no desgastes, no desgaste, etc.) for negative commands. Regular verb!