dividir Future Conjugation
dividir — to divide
The future tense of dividir is regular: dividiré, dividirás, dividirá, dividiremos, dividiréis, dividirán.
dividir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about dividing something that will happen later, or to express probability about dividing.
Notes on dividir in the Future
'Dividir' is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'dividir'.
Example Sentences
Yo dividiré la cuenta contigo.
I will divide the bill with you.
yo
¿Tú dividirás el pastel en la fiesta?
Will you divide the cake at the party?
tú
Él dividirá el trabajo en etapas.
He will divide the work into stages.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros dividiremos las ganancias.
We will divide the profits.
nosotros
Ellos dividirán la herencia equitativamente.
They will divide the inheritance equally.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense 'divido' instead of the future 'dividiré'.
Correct: To indicate a future action, use 'dividiré', not 'divido'.
Why: The present tense refers to current actions, while the future tense specifically refers to actions yet to occur.
Mistake: Incorrectly forming the stem, e.g., 'dividire' instead of 'dividiré'.
Correct: The stem for the future tense of regular -ir verbs is the complete infinitive: 'dividir'.
Why: Unlike some verbs with stem changes in other tenses, the future tense stem remains unchanged for regular verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: divido
The present tense of dividir is regular: divido, divides, divide, dividimos, dividís, dividen.
Preterite
yo: dividí
The preterite of dividir is regular: dividí, dividiste, dividió, dividimos, dividisteis, dividieron.
Imperfect
yo: dividía
The imperfect of dividir is regular: dividía, dividías, dividía, dividíamos, dividíais, dividían.
Conditional
yo: dividiría
The conditional of dividir is regular: dividiría, dividirías, dividiría, dividiríamos, dividiríais, dividirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: divida
The present subjunctive of dividir is: divida, dividas, dividamos, dividáis, dividan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dividiera
The imperfect subjunctive of dividir has two forms, e.g., dividiera/dividiera and dividiese/dividiese.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: divide
The imperative of dividir uses the regular -ir command forms: divide, divida, dividamos, dividid, dividan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dividas
Negative commands for dividir use the present subjunctive: no dividas, no divida, no dividamos, no dividáis, no dividan.