detestar Future Conjugation
detestar — to detest
The future of detestar is regular: detestaré, detestarás, detestará, detestaremos, detestaréis, detestarán.
detestar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to predict that you will hate a future situation or to express probability about someone's current feelings.
Notes on detestar in the Future
Detestar is regular in the future; simply add the future endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Sé que detestarás este libro.
I know you will detest this book.
tú
Él detestará la noticia cuando se entere.
He will detest the news when he finds out.
él/ella/usted
Detestaremos vivir en un sitio tan pequeño.
We will detest living in such a small place.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: detestare (without accent)
Correct: detestaré
Why: The future tense requires an accent on the final vowel for all forms except nosotros.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: detesto
The present tense of detestar is regular: detesto, detestas, detesta, detestamos, detestáis, detestan.
Preterite
yo: detesté
The preterite of detestar is regular: detesté, detestaste, detestó, detestamos, detestasteis, detestaron.
Imperfect
yo: detestaba
The imperfect of detestar is regular: detestaba, detestabas, detestaba, detestábamos, detestabais, detestaban.
Conditional
yo: detestaría
The conditional of detestar is regular: detestaría, detestarías, detestaría, detestaríamos, detestaríais, detestarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: deteste
The present subjunctive of detestar is regular: deteste, detestes, deteste, detestemos, detestéis, detesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: detestara
The imperfect subjunctive of detestar is regular: detestara, detestaras, detestara, detestáramos, detestarais, detestaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: detesta
The affirmative imperative of detestar uses detesta (tú) and detestad (vosotros), with other forms matching the subjunctive.
Negative Imperative
yo: no detestes
The negative imperative of detestar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no detestes, no deteste, etc.