funcionar Future Conjugation
funcionar — to work
The future of funcionar is regular: funcionaré, funcionarás, funcionará, funcionaremos, funcionaréis, funcionarán.
funcionar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict that a system, idea, or machine will work in the future, or to express probability about whether something is working now.
Notes on funcionar in the Future
Funcionar is regular. You simply add the future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Estoy seguro de que esta estrategia funcionará.
I am sure that this strategy will work.
él/ella/usted
Mañana funcionarán los nuevos servidores.
Tomorrow the new servers will be operational.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si seguimos las reglas, funcionaremos como un equipo.
If we follow the rules, we will function as a team.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding the endings to the stem 'funcion-' instead of the infinitive.
Correct: The future is 'funcionará', not 'funcioná'.
Why: Future tense endings are added to the full infinitive for regular verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: funciono
The present of funcionar is regular: funciono, funcionas, funciona, funcionamos, funcionáis, funcionan.
Preterite
yo: funcioné
The preterite of funcionar is regular: funcioné, funcionaste, funcionó, funcionamos, funcionasteis, funcionaron.
Imperfect
yo: funcionaba
The imperfect of funcionar is regular: funcionaba, funcionabas, funcionaba, funcionábamos, funcionabais, funcionaban.
Conditional
yo: funcionaría
The conditional of funcionar is regular: funcionaría, funcionarías, funcionaría, funcionaríamos, funcionaríais, funcionarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: funcione
The present subjunctive of funcionar is regular: funcione, funciones, funcione, funcionemos, funcionéis, funcionen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: funcionara
The imperfect subjunctive of funcionar follows the -ra pattern: funcionara, funcionaras, funcionara, funcionáramos, funcionarais, funcionaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: funciona
The affirmative imperative of funcionar gives commands: funciona (tú), funcione (usted), funcionad (vosotros), funcionen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no funciones
The negative imperative of funcionar uses the present subjunctive: no funciones, no funcione, no funcionemos, no funcionéis, no funcionen.