importar Future Conjugation
importar — to matter
The future of importar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: importaré, importarás, importará, importaremos, importaréis, importarán.
importar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to state that something will matter in the future or to express a probability about whether something matters right now.
Notes on importar in the Future
Importar is regular in the future. The stem is the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Mañana esto no importará.
Tomorrow this won't matter.
él/ella/usted
Nuestros esfuerzos importarán algún día.
Our efforts will matter someday.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Sé que te importaré más con el tiempo.
I know I will matter more to you over time.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Leaving out the accent marks.
Correct: Most future forms (except nosotros) need an accent.
Why: Future tense endings -é, -ás, -á, -éis, -án always carry an accent to indicate stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: importo
The present tense of importar is regular: importo, importas, importa, importamos, importáis, importan.
Preterite
yo: importé
The preterite of importar is regular: importé, importaste, importó, importamos, importasteis, importaron.
Imperfect
yo: importaba
The imperfect of importar follows the regular -aba pattern: importaba, importabas, importaba, importábamos, importabais, importaban.
Conditional
yo: importaría
The conditional of importar is regular: importaría, importarías, importaría, importaríamos, importaríais, importarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: importe
The present subjunctive of importar uses -e endings: importe, importes, importe, importemos, importéis, importen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: importara
The imperfect subjunctive of importar is regular: importara, importaras, importara, importáramos, importarais, importaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: importa
The imperative of importar is rarely used for 'mattering' but follows regular rules: importa, importe, importemos, importad, importen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no importes
The negative imperative of importar uses present subjunctive forms: no importes, no importe, no importemos, no importéis, no importen.