endurecer Future Conjugation
endurecer — to harden
The future of endurecer is regular: endureceré, endurecerás, endurecerá, endureceremos, endureceréis, endurecerán.
endurecer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict that something will become hard or that conditions/rules will become stricter.
Notes on endurecer in the Future
Endurecer is regular in the future. You simply add the endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Si dejas el pan fuera, se endurecerá.
If you leave the bread out, it will harden.
él/ella/usted
Las autoridades endurecerán los controles en la frontera.
The authorities will toughen the controls at the border.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Yo endureceré el masa.
Correct: Yo endureceré la masa.
Why: While the verb is regular, learners often forget the accent on the final vowel of future tense endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: endurezco
The present tense of endurecer is irregular in the 'yo' form: endurezco.
Preterite
yo: endurecí
The preterite of endurecer is regular: endurecí, endureciste, endureció, endurecimos, endurecisteis, endurecieron.
Imperfect
yo: endurecía
The imperfect of endurecer is regular: endurecía, endurecías, endurecía, endurecíamos, endurecíais, endurecían.
Conditional
yo: endurecería
The conditional of endurecer is regular: endurecería, endurecerías, endurecería, endureceríamos, endureceríais, endurecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: endurezca
The present subjunctive of endurecer uses the 'zc' stem: endurezca, endurezcas, endurezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: endureciera
The imperfect subjunctive of endurecer is formed from the third-person plural preterite: endureciera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: endurece
The imperative of endurecer uses 'endurece' (tú) and 'endurezca' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no endurezcas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no endurezcas, no endurezca.