
estar Future Conjugation
estar — to be
Estar is regular in the future tense: estaré, estarás, estará, estaremos, estaréis, estarán.
estar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to talk about where someone will be or how they will feel later. It can also express probability in the present (e.g., 'Where could he be?').
Notes on estar in the Future
Estar is regular in the future. You simply add the standard future endings to the full infinitive 'estar'.
Example Sentences
Estaré en casa a las seis.
I will be at home at six.
yo
Mañana todo estará bien.
Tomorrow everything will be fine.
él/ella/usted
Estaremos listos pronto.
We will be ready soon.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: estuveré
Correct: estaré
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the irregular preterite stem (estuv-) with the future stem, but the future uses the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: estoy
The present tense of estar is irregular in the 'yo' form (estoy) and requires accents on most other forms (estás, está, están).
Preterite
yo: estuve
The preterite of estar uses an irregular 'estuv-' stem: estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron.
Imperfect
yo: estaba
Estar is regular in the imperfect: estaba, estabas, estaba, estábamos, estabais, estaban.
Conditional
yo: estaría
Estar is regular in the conditional: estaría, estarías, estaría, estaríamos, estaríais, estarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esté
The present subjunctive of estar is irregular and all forms except 'nosotros' have accents: esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estuviera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'estuv-' stem: estuviera, estuvieras, estuviera, estuviéramos, estuvierais, estuvieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: está
The imperative of estar is used to tell someone to 'be' in a certain state: está, esté, estemos, estad, estén.
Negative Imperative
yo: no estés
Negative commands for estar use the present subjunctive: no estés, no esté, no estemos, no estéis, no estén.