designar Future Conjugation
designar — to appoint
The future tense of designar (designaré, designarás...) indicates future appointments or probability.
designar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions of appointing that will definitely happen in the future. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present. For example, 'Mañana, el comité designará al nuevo presidente.' (Tomorrow, the committee will appoint the new president.) Or, 'Ella designará a alguien responsable.' (She probably appoints someone responsible.)
Notes on designar in the Future
'Designar' is regular in the future tense. The entire infinitive 'designar' is used as the stem, followed by the standard future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án).
Example Sentences
Yo designaré a mi sucesor el próximo mes.
I will appoint my successor next month.
yo
¿Tú designarás al nuevo capitán?
Will you appoint the new captain?
tú
Ella designará al representante de ventas.
She will appoint the sales representative.
él/ella/usted
Ellos designarán un comité de ética.
They will appoint an ethics committee.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense 'designa' instead of the future 'designará' when talking about a future event.
Correct: For definite future actions, use the future tense: 'El director designará al nuevo gerente.'
Why: The future tense is specifically for actions that will occur in the future.
Mistake: Confusing the future endings with present indicative endings, e.g., 'designare' instead of 'designaré'.
Correct: Ensure you use the correct future endings, like 'designaré' (I will appoint).
Why: The future tense has its own set of endings, which are added to the infinitive stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: designo
The present tense of designar (designo, designas, designa...) describes current or habitual acts of appointing.
Preterite
yo: designé
The preterite of designar (designé, designaste, designó...) marks completed actions of appointing in the past.
Imperfect
yo: designaba
The imperfect of designar (designaba, designabas...) describes past habitual or ongoing appointments.
Conditional
yo: designaría
The conditional of designar (designaría, designarías...) expresses hypotheticals, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: designe
The present subjunctive of designar (e.g., designe, designes) expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: designara
The imperfect subjunctive of designar (e.g., designara, designaras) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: designa
Use the imperative of designar for direct commands like 'designa' (tú) or 'designen' (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no designes
Negative commands with 'designar' use the present subjunctive, like 'no designes' (tú) or 'no designen' (ustedes).