fascinar Future Conjugation
fascinar — to fascinate
The future tense ('fascinaré', 'fascinará') is for actions that will happen or to express probability.
fascinar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about something that is certain to fascinate in the future. It can also express a degree of probability about a present situation – like guessing 'he probably finds that fascinating'.
Notes on fascinar in the Future
Fascinar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'fascinar-', and the endings are standard.
Example Sentences
Esta nueva película te fascinará.
This new movie will fascinate you.
él/ella/usted
Seguro que el viaje nos fascinará.
The trip will surely fascinate us.
él/ella/usted
Yo fascinaré al público con mi discurso.
I will fascinate the audience with my speech.
yo
Ellos fascinarán a los jueces con su creatividad.
They will fascinate the judges with their creativity.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: Say 'fascinará' for a future event, not 'fascina'.
Why: The present tense describes current actions, while the future tense explicitly refers to events yet to occur.
Mistake: Confusing future endings with conditional endings.
Correct: The future ending for 'yo' is '-é' (fascinaré), not '-ía' (fascinaría).
Why: These are distinct tenses with different endings and meanings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fascino
Use the present tense ('fascino', 'fascina') for current actions, habits, or general truths about fascination.
Preterite
yo: fasciné
Use the preterite ('fasciné', 'fascinó') for completed actions in the past, like something that fascinated you once.
Imperfect
yo: fascinaba
Use the imperfect ('fascinaba') for ongoing past actions or descriptions, like how something used to fascinate you.
Conditional
yo: fascinaría
Use the conditional ('fascinaría') for hypotheticals ('would fascinate') and polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fascine
Use present subjunctive like 'fascine' (yo/él/ella/Ud.) after verbs of doubt, emotion, or desire.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fascinara
The imperfect subjunctive ('fascinara', 'fascinaras') is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, and suggestions.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fascina
Use imperative forms like 'fascina' (tú) and 'fascine' (usted) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fascines
Negative commands like 'no fascinen' (ustedes) use the present subjunctive with 'no'.