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despertar Future Conjugation

despertarto wake (someone) up

A1irregular (e→ie stem change) -ar★★★★★
Quick answer:

The future of despertar is regular: despertaré, despertarás, despertará, despertaremos, despertaréis, despertarán.

despertar Future Forms

yodespertaré
despertarás
él/ella/usteddespertará
nosotrosdespertaremos
vosotrosdespertaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdespertarán

When to Use the Future

Use this to say when you will wake someone up or to express a probability about who is waking up now.

Notes on despertar in the Future

Despertar is regular in the future. Just add the endings (-é, -ás, -á...) directly to the infinitive.

Example Sentences

  • Te despertaré cuando llegue el taxi.

    I will wake you up when the taxi arrives.

    yo

  • Mañana despertaremos a todos a las siete.

    Tomorrow we will wake everyone up at seven.

    nosotros

  • ¿Me despertarás si me quedo dormido?

    Will you wake me up if I fall asleep?

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Adding a stem change like 'despiertaré'.

    Correct: despertaré

    Why: The future tense always uses the full infinitive as the base; it never takes a stem change.

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