explotar Future Conjugation
explotar — to explode
The future of explotar is regular: explotaré, explotarás, explotará, explotaremos, explotaréis, explotarán.
explotar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to predict that something will blow up or to express that a resource will be utilized in the future.
Notes on explotar in the Future
Explotar is regular in the future; keep the infinitive and add the standard endings.
Example Sentences
La burbuja inmobiliaria explotará pronto.
The housing bubble will burst soon.
él/ella/usted
Si seguimos así, explotaremos de estrés.
If we continue like this, we will explode from stress.
nosotros
Los científicos explotarán nuevas fuentes de energía.
Scientists will exploit new energy sources.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: explotare
Correct: explotaré
Why: The future tense requires an accent on the final vowel for the 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: exploto
The present tense of explotar is regular: exploto, explotas, explota, explotamos, explotáis, explotan.
Preterite
yo: exploté
The preterite of explotar is regular: exploté, explotaste, explotó, explotamos, explotasteis, explotaron.
Imperfect
yo: explotaba
The imperfect of explotar is regular: explotaba, explotabas, explotaba, explotábamos, explotabais, explotaban.
Conditional
yo: explotaría
The conditional of explotar is regular: explotaría, explotarías, explotaría, explotaríamos, explotaríais, explotarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: explote
The present subjunctive of explotar is regular: explote, explotes, explote, explotemos, explotéis, exploten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: explotara
The imperfect subjunctive of explotar is regular: explotara, explotaras, explotara, explotáramos, explotarais, explotaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: explota
The imperative of explotar is: explota (tú), explote (usted), explotemos (nosotros), explotad (vosotros), exploten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no explotes
The negative imperative of explotar uses present subjunctive forms: no explotes, no explote, no explotemos, no explotéis, no exploten.