entender Future Conjugation
entender — to understand
The future tense of entender is regular: entenderé, entenderás, entenderá, entenderemos, entenderéis, entenderán.
entender Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to express that someone will understand something later, or to make a guess about whether someone understands right now.
Notes on entender in the Future
Entender is regular in the future. Just add the future endings directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Algún día entenderás por qué lo hice.
Someday you will understand why I did it.
tú
Pronto entenderemos los resultados del estudio.
Soon we will understand the results of the study.
nosotros
Ellos entenderán que no tenemos tiempo.
They will understand that we don't have time.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'entienderé' with a stem change.
Correct: entenderé
Why: The future tense always uses the full infinitive 'entender' as the base, regardless of present tense irregularities.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entiendo
Entender is a stem-changing verb (e-ie) in the present: entiendo, entiendes, entiende, entendemos, entendéis, entienden.
Preterite
yo: entendí
The preterite of entender is regular: entendí, entendiste, entendió, entendimos, entendisteis, entendieron.
Imperfect
yo: entendía
The imperfect of entender is regular: entendía, entendías, entendía, entendíamos, entendíais, entendían.
Conditional
yo: entendería
The conditional of entender is regular: entendería, entenderías, entendería, entenderíamos, entenderíais, entenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entienda
The present subjunctive of entender follows the stem change: entienda, entiendas, entienda, entendamos, entendáis, entiendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: entendiera
The imperfect subjunctive of entender is regular: entendiera, entendieras, entendiera, entendiéramos, entendierais, entendieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entiende
The affirmative imperative uses the stem change: entiende (tú), entienda (usted), entended (vosotros), entiendan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no entiendas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no entiendas, no entienda, no entendamos, no entendáis, no entiendan.