empeorar Future Conjugation
empeorar — to get worse
Use future forms like 'empeoraré' and 'empeorará' to talk about things that will get worse.
empeorar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
The future tense is used to talk about actions that will happen in the future. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present or future.
Notes on empeorar in the Future
Empeorar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'empeorar', and standard future endings are added.
Example Sentences
Si no comes bien, tu salud empeorará.
If you don't eat well, your health will get worse.
él/ella/usted
Me temo que la crisis económica empeorará.
I fear the economic crisis will get worse.
él/ella/usted
Mañana empeoraré si no tomo la medicina.
Tomorrow I will get worse if I don't take the medicine.
yo
Ellos empeorarán la situación si siguen discutiendo.
They will make the situation worse if they keep arguing.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense to express future actions.
Correct: For definite future actions, use the future tense ('empeorará'), not the present ('empeora').
Why: While Spanish sometimes uses the present for near future, the dedicated future tense is clearer and more formal.
Mistake: Confusing future and conditional.
Correct: Use the future ('empeorará') for what *will* happen, and the conditional ('empeoraría') for what *would* happen.
Why: These tenses have distinct meanings and uses.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: empeoro
Use present forms like 'empeoro' and 'empeora' for current or habitual worsening.
Preterite
yo: empeoré
Use preterite forms like 'empeoré' and 'empeoró' for completed past actions of worsening.
Imperfect
yo: empeoraba
Use imperfect forms like 'empeoraba' for ongoing or habitual past worsening.
Conditional
yo: empeoraría
Use conditional forms like 'empeoraría' for hypothetical situations ('would get worse').
Present Subjunctive
yo: empeore
Use present subjunctive forms like 'empeore' for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: empeorara
Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'empeorara' or 'empeorase' for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: empeora
Use imperative forms like 'empeora' (tú) and 'empeore' (usted) for direct commands with 'empeorar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no empeores
Negative commands like 'no empeores' (tú) use the present subjunctive.