excusar Future Conjugation
excusar — to excuse
The future of excusar is regular: excusaré, excusarás, excusará, excusaremos, excusaréis, excusarán.
excusar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'excusar' to talk about actions that will definitely happen in the future ('I will excuse you later') or to express probability or conjecture about the present ('He will probably excuse the mistake').
Notes on excusar in the Future
Excusar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'excusar', and standard future endings are added.
Example Sentences
Yo te excusaré si llegas a tiempo.
I will excuse you if you arrive on time.
yo
¿Tú lo excusarás?
Will you excuse him?
tú
Él excusará el retraso mañana.
He will excuse the delay tomorrow.
él/ella/usted
Ellos excusarán el ruido.
They will excuse the noise.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense with 'ir a'.
Correct: Use the future tense 'excusaré' for a definite future action, not 'voy a excusar' (which is also correct but slightly less formal/emphatic).
Why: While 'ir a + infinitive' is common for future, the simple future tense has its own uses, especially for more formal or certain predictions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'é' in the 'yo' form.
Correct: The yo form is 'excusaré', with an accent on the final é.
Why: This accent is necessary to maintain the correct stress pattern.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: excuso
The present tense of excusar is regular: excuso, excusas, excusa, excusamos, excusáis, excusan.
Preterite
yo: excusé
The preterite of excusar is regular: excusé, excusaste, excusó, excusamos, excusasteis, excusaron.
Imperfect
yo: excusaba
The imperfect of excusar is regular: excusaba, excusabas, excusaba, excusábamos, excusabais, excusaban.
Conditional
yo: excusaría
The conditional of excusar is regular: excusaría, excusarías, excusaría, excusaríamos, excusaríais, excusarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: excuse
The present subjunctive of excusar (e.g., 'excuse', 'excuses') follows verbs of desire, doubt, emotion, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: excusara
The imperfect subjunctive of excusar (e.g., 'excusara', 'excusaras') is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: excusa
Use 'excusa' (tú), 'excuse' (usted), 'excusemos' (nosotros), 'excusad' (vosotros), 'excusen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no excuses
Use 'no excuses' (tú), 'no excuse' (usted), 'no excusemos' (nosotros), 'no excuséis' (vosotros), 'no excusen' (ustedes) for negative commands.