despejar Future Conjugation
despejar — to clear
The future tense (despejaré, despejarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen.
despejar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'despejar' to talk about intentions or predictions about clearing something in the future. For instance, 'I will clear my schedule tomorrow' or 'The rain will clear eventually'.
Notes on despejar in the Future
Despejar is regular in the future tense. The future stem is the infinitive itself ('despejar'), and you add the standard future endings (-é, -ás, -á, etc.).
Example Sentences
Mañana despejaré mi habitación.
Tomorrow I will clear out my room.
yo
¿Despejarás el camino si nieva?
Will you clear the path if it snows?
tú
El sol despejará las nubes pronto.
The sun will clear the clouds soon.
él/ella/usted
Ellos despejarán la duda en la próxima reunión.
They will clear up the doubt in the next meeting.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: Use 'Despejaré la mesa' for a future action, not 'Despejo la mesa'.
Why: The present tense refers to current or habitual actions, while the future tense specifically indicates events that will occur later.
Mistake: Confusing the future and conditional endings.
Correct: Future endings are -é, -ás, -á; conditional endings are -ía, -ías, -ía.
Why: These are distinct tense endings and change the meaning significantly.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despejo
The present tense (despejo, despejas, etc.) describes current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: despejé
The preterite of despejar is regular: despejé, despejaste, despejó, despejamos, despejasteis, despejaron.
Imperfect
yo: despejaba
The imperfect (despejaba, despejabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Conditional
yo: despejaría
The conditional (despejaría, despejarías, etc.) expresses hypotheticals, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: despeje
The present subjunctive (despeje, despejes, etc.) follows expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despejara
The imperfect subjunctive (despejara/despejase) is used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despeja
Use despeja, despeje, despejemos, despejen, despejad for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no despejes
Use no despejes, no despeje, no despejemos, no despejen, no despejéis for negative commands.