echar Future Conjugation
echar — to throw
The future of echar uses the infinitive as the stem: echaré, echarás, echará, echaremos, echaréis, echarán.
echar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to talk about things you will throw, pour, or put somewhere later, or to wonder if someone is 'throwing' (doing) something right now.
Notes on echar in the Future
Echar is regular in the future. Simply add the standard future endings to the full infinitive 'echar'.
Example Sentences
Echaré la llave al salir.
I will lock up when I leave.
yo
¿Echarás la siesta después de comer?
Will you take a nap after eating?
tú
Ellos echarán la culpa al gobierno.
They will blame the government.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding an 'h' (hecharé).
Correct: echaré
Why: Learners often mistakenly add an 'h' to 'echar' because they confuse it with 'hacer'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: echo
The present tense of echar is fully regular: echo, echas, echa, echamos, echáis, echan.
Preterite
yo: eché
The preterite of echar is regular: eché, echaste, echó, echamos, echasteis, echaron.
Imperfect
yo: echaba
Echar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: echaba, echabas, echaba, echábamos, echabais, echaban.
Conditional
yo: echaría
The conditional of echar is regular: echaría, echarías, echaría, echaríamos, echaríais, echarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: eche
The present subjunctive of echar switches to 'e' endings: eche, eches, eche, echemos, echéis, echen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: echara
The imperfect subjunctive of echar is regular: echara, echaras, echara, echáramos, echarais, echaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: echa
The affirmative imperative of echar uses echa (tú) and echad (vosotros), with eche/echen for formal use.
Negative Imperative
yo: no eches
The negative imperative of echar uses the present subjunctive: no eches, no eche, no echemos, no echéis, no echen.