incitar Future Conjugation
incitar — to incite
The future tense 'incitaré' indicates actions that will happen or expresses probability.
incitar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'incitar' to talk about things that are certain to happen in the future, or when you want to express a probability or conjecture about a present or future situation.
Notes on incitar in the Future
Incitrar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the entire infinitive 'incitar', and the endings are standard for future tense.
Example Sentences
Mañana incitaré a mis compañeros a colaborar.
Tomorrow I will incite my colleagues to collaborate.
yo
El discurso incitará a la reflexión.
The speech will incite reflection.
él/ella/usted
¿Quién incitará al equipo a ganar?
Who will incite the team to win?
él/ella/usted
Ellos incitarán un cambio necesario.
They will incite a necessary change.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense ('incita') to talk about a future action.
Correct: For future actions, use the future tense: 'incitará'.
Why: The present tense is for current actions, while the future tense is specifically for events that will happen later.
Mistake: Confusing the future tense with the periphrastic future ('ir a' + infinitive).
Correct: Both 'incitaré' and 'voy a incitar' express the future, but the simple future can sound more formal or definitive.
Why: While both are common, learners sometimes overuse 'ir a' and miss the nuances of the simple future.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incito
The present tense 'incito' describes actions happening now, habits, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: incité
The preterite of 'incitar' is regular: incité, incitaste, incitó, incitamos, incitasteis, incitaron.
Imperfect
yo: incitaba
The imperfect 'incitaba' describes ongoing or habitual past actions, setting the scene.
Conditional
yo: incitaría
The conditional 'incitaría' expresses hypothetical actions ('would incite') or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incite
The present subjunctive 'incite' is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and recommendations.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incitara
The imperfect subjunctive 'incitara' or 'incitase' expresses past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incita
Commands like 'incita' (you, informal) and 'inciten' (you all, formal) are used for direct orders.
Negative Imperative
yo: no incites
Negative commands like 'no incites' (you, informal) and 'no inciten' (you all, formal) tell someone NOT to do something.