establecer Future Conjugation
establecer — to establish
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive establecer.
establecer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to talk about future goals, regulations that will be set, or to make a prediction about what will be established.
Notes on establecer in the Future
Establecer is regular in the future tense; the stem remains the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
El gobierno establecerá nuevas leyes pronto.
The government will establish new laws soon.
él/ella/usted
Estableceremos una oficina en Londres el próximo año.
We will establish an office in London next year.
nosotros
Tú establecerás las prioridades del equipo.
You will establish the team's priorities.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: estableceré (without accent)
Correct: estableceré
Why: All future tense forms except 'nosotros' require an accent mark on the final vowel.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: establezco
Establecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (establezco), but regular for all other persons.
Preterite
yo: establecí
The preterite of establecer is completely regular: establecí, estableciste, estableció, etc.
Imperfect
yo: establecía
The imperfect of establecer is regular: establecía, establecías, establecía, establecíamos, establecíais, establecían.
Conditional
yo: establecería
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive establecer.
Present Subjunctive
yo: establezca
The present subjunctive uses the irregular 'establezc-' stem for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estableciera
Formed using the preterite stem: estableciera, establecieras, estableciera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: establece
The imperative uses 'establece' for tú and 'establezca' for formal/plural commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no establezcas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no establezcas, no establezca, etc.