
espiar Future Conjugation
espiar — to spy
The future of espiar is regular: espiaré, espiarás, espiará, espiaremos, espiaréis, espiarán.
espiar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to talk about intentions to monitor someone later or to speculate about who might be spying.
Notes on espiar in the Future
The verb is regular. Simply add the future endings to the full infinitive 'espiar'.
Example Sentences
Te espiaré desde lejos para cuidarte.
I will watch over you from afar to take care of you.
yo
¿Nos espiarán durante la fiesta?
Will they spy on us during the party?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
El detective espiará al sospechoso mañana.
The detective will spy on the suspect tomorrow.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'r' from the stem.
Correct: espiaré
Why: The future tense is formed by adding endings to the infinitive, not the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: espío
Espiar is mostly regular but adds an accent on the 'i' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: espié
The preterite of espiar is fully regular: espié, espiaste, espió, espiamos, espiasteis, espiaron.
Imperfect
yo: espiaba
The imperfect of espiar is regular: espiaba, espiabas, espiaba, espiábamos, espiabais, espiaban.
Conditional
yo: espiaría
The conditional of espiar is regular: espiaría, espiarías, espiaría, espiaríamos, espiaríais, espiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: espíe
The present subjunctive follows the accent shift of the present indicative: espíe, espíes, espíe, espiemos, espiéis, espíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: espiara
The imperfect subjunctive of espiar is regular: espiara, espiaras, espiara, espiáramos, espiarais, espiaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: espía
The imperative uses the accent-shifted forms: espía (tú), espíe (usted), espiemos (nosotros), espiad (vosotros), espíen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no espíes
The negative imperative matches the present subjunctive: no espíes, no espíe, no espiemos, no espiéis, no espíen.