educar Future Conjugation
educar — to educate
The future tense of educar is regular: educaré, educarás, educará, educaremos, educaréis, educarán.
educar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to discuss future educational plans, long-term parenting goals, or to express probability about how someone was raised.
Notes on educar in the Future
Educar is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Mañana educaremos a los nuevos empleados.
Tomorrow we will train the new employees.
nosotros
Ella educará a su hija en casa.
She will homeschool (educate) her daughter.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding endings to the stem 'educ-' instead of the full infinitive.
Correct: educaré (not educé for future)
Why: Future tense endings are added to the whole infinitive 'educar'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: educo
The present tense of educar is completely regular: educo, educas, educa, educamos, educáis, educan.
Preterite
yo: eduqué
The preterite of educar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: eduqué, educaste, educó, educamos, educasteis, educaron.
Imperfect
yo: educaba
The imperfect of educar is regular: educaba, educabas, educaba, educábamos, educabais, educaban.
Conditional
yo: educaría
The conditional of educar is regular: educaría, educarías, educaría, educaríamos, educaríais, educarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: eduque
The present subjunctive of educar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: eduque, eduques, eduque, eduquemos, eduquéis, eduquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: educara
The imperfect subjunctive of educar is formed regularly from the preterite: educara, educaras, educara, educáramos, educarais, educaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: educa
The affirmative imperative of educar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands: educa, eduque, eduquemos, educad, eduquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no eduques
The negative imperative of educar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no eduques, no eduque, no eduquemos, no eduquéis, no eduquen.