despreciar Future Conjugation
despreciar — to look down on
The future tense of despreciar (despreciaré, despreciarás...) indicates actions that will happen.
despreciar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about things that are certain to happen later, or to express probability or conjecture in the present ('He probably looks down on that idea' - 'Él despreciará esa idea').
Notes on despreciar in the Future
Despreciar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'despreciar-'.
Example Sentences
Yo despreciaré las opiniones negativas.
I will look down on negative opinions.
yo
¿Tú despreciarás su esfuerzo?
Will you look down on his effort?
tú
Ella despreciará la falta de respeto.
She will look down on the lack of respect.
él/ella/usted
Ellos despreciarán las excusas fáciles.
They will look down on easy excuses.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense ('desprecio') instead of the future.
Correct: For future actions, use 'despreciaré', not 'desprecio'.
Why: The present tense refers to current or habitual actions, not future ones.
Mistake: Confusing future probability with the conditional.
Correct: 'Despreciará' can mean 'He will look down on it' (future) or 'He probably looks down on it' (probability). Conditional ('despreciaría') is for 'would'.
Why: The future tense has a secondary meaning of probability in the present.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desprecio
The present tense of despreciar (desprecio, desprecias, desprecia...) describes current actions or habits.
Preterite
yo: desprecié
The preterite of despreciar is regular: desprecié, despreciaste, despreció, despreciamos, despreciasteis, despreciaron.
Imperfect
yo: despreciaba
The imperfect of despreciar (despreciaba, despreciabas...) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Conditional
yo: despreciaría
The conditional of despreciar (despreciaría, despreciarías...) expresses 'would' actions or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desprecie
Use 'desprecie' (yo/él/ella/Ud.) and 'desprecien' (ellos/ellas/Uds.) after wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despreciara
The imperfect subjunctive of despreciar (e.g., despreciara, despreciaras) is used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desprecia
Use 'desprecia' (tú) and 'desprecien' (ustedes) for direct commands with despreciar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no desprecies
Negative commands for despreciar use the present subjunctive: 'no desprecies', 'no desprecien'.