hervir Future Conjugation
hervir — to boil
Hervir is regular in the future; just add the endings to the infinitive: herviré, hervirás, etc.
hervir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict when something will boil or to state a step in a future recipe.
Notes on hervir in the Future
The verb is fully regular in the future tense. No stem changes occur.
Example Sentences
Si subes el fuego, el agua hervirá más rápido.
If you turn up the heat, the water will boil faster.
él/ella/usted
Herviremos la pasta en cuanto lleguen los invitados.
We will boil the pasta as soon as the guests arrive.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: hierverá
Correct: hervirá
Why: Do not use the stem change 'ie' in the future; use the full infinitive 'hervir' as the base.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: hiervo
Hervir is an e > ie stem-changer in the present (hiervo, hierves, hierve, hierven), except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: herví
Hervir has a 'slipper' stem change (e > i) only in the third-person forms: hirvió and hirvieron.
Imperfect
yo: hervía
Hervir is completely regular in the imperfect: hervía, hervías, hervía, hervíamos, hervíais, hervían.
Conditional
yo: herviría
The conditional uses the full infinitive 'hervir' plus the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: hierva
Hervir changes e > ie in most forms, but importantly shifts e > i in the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: hirviera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'hirvier-' stem for all forms (hirviera, hirvieras, etc.).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: hierve
Use 'hierve' for tú and 'hierva' for usted to give direct cooking instructions.
Negative Imperative
yo: no hiervas
All negative commands for hervir are identical to the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.