escoltar Future Conjugation
escoltar — to escort
The future tense of escoltar (escoltaré, escoltarás, etc.) is used for actions that will definitely happen.
escoltar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'escoltar' to talk about escorting someone or something in the future with certainty. It can also express probability, like 'He will probably escort them tomorrow'.
Notes on escoltar in the Future
Escolta is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'escoltar', and you add the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Yo te escoltaré a tu casa esta noche.
I will escort you to your house tonight.
yo
¿Tú escoltarás a la estrella hasta el coche?
Will you escort the star to the car?
tú
El policía escoltará al presidente.
The police officer will escort the president.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros escoltaremos a los invitados hasta la sala VIP.
We will escort the guests to the VIP lounge.
nosotros
Ellos escoltarán la mercancía hasta la frontera.
They will escort the merchandise to the border.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the future.
Correct: For future actions, use the future tense: 'Mañana te escoltaré', not 'Mañana te escolto'.
Why: The present tense refers to current actions, while the future tense is for actions yet to happen.
Mistake: Using the infinitive with 'ir' (periphrastic future) when a simple future is more direct.
Correct: While 'voy a escoltar' is common, the simple future 'escoltaré' is often used for more formal or certain future events.
Why: Both forms express the future, but the simple future can sound more definitive.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'escoltar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: escolto
The present tense of escoltar (escolto, escoltas, escolta, etc.) describes actions happening now or habitual escorts.
Preterite
yo: escolté
The preterite of escoltar is regular: escolté, escoltaste, escoltó, escoltamos, escoltasteis, escoltaron.
Imperfect
yo: escoltaba
The imperfect of escoltar (escoltaba, escoltabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past escorts.
Conditional
yo: escoltaría
The conditional of escoltar (escoltaría, escoltarías, etc.) expresses 'would' escort, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: escolte
The present subjunctive of escoltar (escolte, escoltes, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: escoltara
The imperfect subjunctive of escoltar, like escolta(ra/ras/ra/ramos/rais/ran), is used for hypothetical past situations or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: escolta
Use the imperative of escoltar for direct commands: escolta (tú), escolte (usted), escoltemos (nosotros), escolten (ustedes), escoltad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no escoltes
Negative commands for escoltar use the present subjunctive: no escoltes (tú), no escolte (usted), no escoltemos (nosotros), no escolten (ustedes), no escoltéis (vosotros).