infectar Future Conjugation
infectar — to infect
The future tense of infectar is regular: infectaré, infectarás, infectará, infectaremos, infectaréis, infectarán.
infectar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that will definitely happen or to express probability or conjecture about the present or future.
Notes on infectar in the Future
Infectar is regular in the future tense. The future stem is the full infinitive 'infectar,' and the standard future endings are added.
Example Sentences
Si no te cuidas, te infectarás.
If you don't take care, you will get infected.
tú
El nuevo virus infectará a miles de personas.
The new virus will infect thousands of people.
él/ella/usted
Mañana infectaremos el laboratorio entero.
Tomorrow we will disinfect the entire lab.
nosotros
Es probable que la pandemia infecte a más gente.
It's probable that the pandemic will infect more people.
él/ella/usted
Ellos infectarán las heridas para prevenir complicaciones.
They will disinfect the wounds to prevent complications.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the future for future actions.
Correct: For clear future actions, use the future tense (e.g., 'infectará') rather than the present ('infecta').
Why: While the present can sometimes imply future, the future tense is more precise for definite future events.
Mistake: Confusing the future 'infectará' with the conditional 'infectaría'.
Correct: 'Infectará' is future (will infect), 'infectaría' is conditional (would infect).
Why: These forms have different endings and express different meanings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: infecto
The present indicative of infectar is regular: infecto, infectas, infecta, infectamos, infectáis, infectan.
Preterite
yo: infecté
The preterite of infectar is regular: infecté, infectaste, infectó, infectamos, infectasteis, infectaron.
Imperfect
yo: infectaba
The imperfect of infectar is regular: infectaba, infectabas, infectaba, infectábamos, infectabais, infectaban.
Conditional
yo: infectaría
The conditional of infectar is regular: infectaría, infectarías, infectaría, infectaríamos, infectaríais, infectarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: infecte
The present subjunctive of infectar (infecte, infectes, infectemos, etc.) follows expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, and impersonal statements.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: infectara
The imperfect subjunctive of infectar (e.g., infectara, infectaras) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: infecta
The imperative of infectar is mostly regular, with commands like infecta (tú), infecte (usted), infectemos (nosotros), infecten (ustedes), and infectad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no infectes
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no infectes (tú), no infecte (usted), no infectemos (nosotros), no infecten (ustedes), no infectéis (vosotros).