finalizar Future Conjugation
finalizar — to finish
The future of finalizar is regular: finalizaré, finalizarás, finalizará, finalizaremos, finalizaréis, finalizarán.
finalizar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to state when something will officially conclude or to make a prediction about an ending.
Notes on finalizar in the Future
Finalizar is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
El evento finalizará a las diez.
The event will end at ten.
él/ella/usted
Finalizaremos el proyecto la próxima semana.
We will finish the project next week.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding future endings to the stem 'finaliz-'.
Correct: finalizaré (keep the 'ar')
Why: Future tense endings are added to the full infinitive, not the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: finalizo
The present tense of finalizar is regular: finalizo, finalizas, finaliza, finalizamos, finalizáis, finalizan.
Preterite
yo: finalicé
The preterite has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (finalicé), but otherwise follows regular -ar endings.
Imperfect
yo: finalizaba
The imperfect of finalizar is regular: finalizaba, finalizabas, finalizaba, finalizábamos, finalizabais, finalizaban.
Conditional
yo: finalizaría
The conditional of finalizar is regular: finalizaría, finalizarías, finalizaría, finalizaríamos, finalizaríais, finalizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: finalice
The present subjunctive uses the 'c' spelling change: finalice, finalices, finalice, finalicemos, finalicéis, finalicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: finalizara
The imperfect subjunctive of finalizar is regular: finalizara, finalizaras, finalizara, finalizáramos, finalizarais, finalizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: finaliza
The imperative forms are: finaliza (tú), finalice (usted), finalicemos (nosotros), finalizad (vosotros), finalicen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no finalices
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no finalices, no finalice, no finalicemos, no finalicéis, no finalicen.