
encabezar Future Conjugation
encabezar — to lead
The future of encabezar is regular: add the endings to the full infinitive (encabezaré, encabezarás).
encabezar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for future leadership roles or to predict which item will head a list later on.
Notes on encabezar in the Future
Encabezar is fully regular in the future tense.
Example Sentences
Mañana encabezaré la reunión de ventas.
Tomorrow I will lead the sales meeting.
yo
Tú encabezarás el próximo proyecto.
You will lead the next project.
tú
Ellos encabezarán la delegación olímpica.
They will lead the Olympic delegation.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'ar' before adding endings (e.g., 'encabezé' for future).
Correct: encabezaré
Why: In the future tense, you must keep the full infinitive 'encabezar' as the base.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: encabezo
Encabezar is completely regular in the present indicative (encabezo, encabezas, encabeza).
Preterite
yo: encabecé
The preterite of encabezar is regular except for the 'yo' form (encabecé) which changes 'z' to 'c'.
Imperfect
yo: encabezaba
The imperfect of encabezar is regular, using the -aba endings (encabezaba, encabezabas).
Conditional
yo: encabezaría
The conditional of encabezar is regular: infinitive + -ía endings (encabezaría, encabezarías).
Present Subjunctive
yo: encabece
The present subjunctive of encabezar requires a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' (encabece, encabeces, etc.).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: encabezara
The imperfect subjunctive of encabezar follows the standard -ra pattern (encabezara, encabezaras).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: encabeza
The imperative uses 'encabeza' (tú) and 'encabecen' (ustedes) with a spelling change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no encabeces
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no encabeces, no encabece.