esforzar Future Conjugation
esforzar — to make an effort
The future tense is regular: add endings to the full infinitive esforzar-.
esforzar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to promise a future effort or to predict that someone will try hard in an upcoming event.
Notes on esforzar in the Future
Esforzar is completely regular in the future tense.
Example Sentences
Me esforzaré más el próximo semestre.
I will try harder next semester.
yo
Sé que ustedes se esforzarán en el nuevo trabajo.
I know you all will make an effort in the new job.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ella se esforzará por ganar la medalla.
She will strive to win the medal.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'esfuerzaré'.
Correct: esforzaré
Why: The future tense uses the full infinitive as the base; it never takes a stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esfuerzo
Esforzar is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: esforcé
The preterite of esforzar features a spelling change (z > c) in the 'yo' form: esforcé.
Imperfect
yo: esforzaba
Esforzar is completely regular in the imperfect: esforzaba, esforzabas, esforzaba...
Conditional
yo: esforzaría
The conditional is regular: esforzaría, esforzarías, esforzaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: esfuerce
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (o > ue) and the spelling change (z > c).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esforzara
The imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite base: esforzara, esforzaras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esfuerza
The imperative uses 'esfuerza' for tú and 'esfuercen' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esfuerces
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms after 'no'.