incendiar Future Conjugation
incendiar — to set on fire
The future tense ('incendiaré', 'incendiarás') indicates actions that will happen.
incendiar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that will definitely happen in the future, or to express probability about the present. For 'incendiar', it's 'El pirómano incendiará la ciudad' (The arsonist will set fire to the city).
Notes on incendiar in the Future
'Incendiar' is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive, and the endings are standard.
Example Sentences
Yo incendiaré la pira en la ceremonia.
I will light the bonfire at the ceremony.
yo
¿Tú incendiarás el pasto seco?
Will you set fire to the dry grass?
tú
El sol incendiará la tierra si no llueve pronto.
The sun will scorch the earth if it doesn't rain soon.
él/ella/usted
Ellos incendiarán los fuegos artificiales a medianoche.
They will set off the fireworks at midnight.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: Use 'incendiaré' for a future action, not 'incendio'.
Why: The present tense is for current actions, while the future tense is specifically for what will happen.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on forms like 'incendiará'.
Correct: The accent on the final 'a' is crucial: 'incendiará'.
Why: It marks the stress and distinguishes the form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incendio
The present tense ('incendio', 'incendias') describes actions happening now or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: incendié
The preterite of 'incendiar' is regular: incendié, incendiaste, incendió, incendiamos, incendiasteis, incendiaron.
Imperfect
yo: incendiaba
The imperfect ('incendiaba', 'incendiabas') describes ongoing or habitual past actions, like 'incendiaba la chimenea cada noche'.
Conditional
yo: incendiaría
The conditional ('incendiaría', 'incendiarías') expresses hypotheticals ('would set fire') or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incendie
The present subjunctive ('incendie', 'incendies', etc.) expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions about the present or future.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incendiara
The imperfect subjunctive ('incendiara' or 'incendiase') talks about past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incendia
Commands like 'incendia tú' or 'incendien ustedes' are formed directly from the present subjunctive (except for tú).
Negative Imperative
yo: no incendies
Negative commands like 'no incendies' always use the present subjunctive forms.