doler Future Conjugation
doler — to hurt
The future tense is regular: dolerá, dolerán.
doler Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict pain that will happen (like after a workout) or to express probability about current pain ('It probably hurts').
Notes on doler in the Future
Doler is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Mañana te dolerán los músculos.
Tomorrow your muscles will hurt.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si no descansas, te dolerá más.
If you don't rest, it will hurt more.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Te duelera mañana.
Correct: Te dolerá mañana.
Why: Do not use the stem change in the future tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: duelo
Doler is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) used like 'gustar', meaning it usually appears in the third person: duele or duelen.
Preterite
yo: dolí
The preterite of doler is regular (dolió, dolieron) and describes a specific instance or onset of pain.
Imperfect
yo: dolía
The imperfect dolía/dolían is used for ongoing, habitual, or background pain in the past.
Conditional
yo: dolería
The conditional (dolería, dolerían) describes what 'would' hurt under certain conditions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: duela
The present subjunctive uses the 'ue' stem change: duela, duelan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: doliera
The imperfect subjunctive (doliera) is used for hypothetical or past subjective situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: duele
The imperative of doler is rare but used metaphorically to command something to 'be painful'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no duelas
The negative imperative (no duela) uses the present subjunctive forms.