humillar Future Conjugation
humillar — to humiliate
The future tense of 'humillar' (humillaré, humillarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen or express probability.
humillar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'humillar' to state what will definitely happen regarding humiliation or humbling, or to speculate about a present situation. For example, 'He will surely humiliate you' or 'That probably humiliates him.'
Notes on humillar in the Future
'Humillar' is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive 'humillar', and the standard future endings are added.
Example Sentences
Si sigues así, te humillarán.
If you continue like this, they will humiliate you.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No te humillarás por lo que digan.
You will not humiliate yourself because of what they say.
tú
Mañana me humillaré ante el director.
Tomorrow I will humble myself before the director.
yo
Ella probablemente se humillará si la descubren.
She will probably humiliate herself if they discover her.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros no humillaremos a nadie.
We will not humiliate anyone.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the future.
Correct: For future actions, use the future tense: 'Te humillaré' not 'Te humillo'.
Why: The present indicative describes current actions, while the future tense is specifically for actions expected to occur later.
Mistake: Confusing future and conditional forms.
Correct: Remember that the future tense has no accent: 'humillaré', while the conditional does: 'humillaría'.
Why: The endings are similar, but the presence or absence of the accent and the specific ending (e.g., -é vs. -ía) are critical.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: humillo
The present indicative of 'humillar' (humillo, humillas, etc.) describes current actions or general truths about humiliating others or oneself.
Preterite
yo: humillé
The preterite of 'humillar' is regular: humillé, humillaste, humilló, humillamos, humillasteis, humillaron.
Imperfect
yo: humillaba
The imperfect of 'humillar' (humillaba, humillabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions of humiliating or humbling.
Conditional
yo: humillaría
The conditional of 'humillar' (humillaría, humillarías, etc.) expresses hypotheticals ('would'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: humille
The present subjunctive of 'humillar' (humille, humilles, etc.) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or impersonal statements.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: humillara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'humillar' (humillara/humillase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or uncertainty.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: humilla
Imperative commands for 'humillar' are: humilla (tú), humille (usted), humillemos (nosotros), humillad (vosotros), humillen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no humilles
Negative commands for 'humillar' use 'no' + present subjunctive: no humilles (tú), no humille (usted), no humillemos (nosotros), no humilléis (vosotros), no humillen (ustedes).