instruir Future Conjugation
instruir — to instruct
The future of instruir is regular: instruiré, instruirás, instruirá, instruiremos, instruiréis, instruirán.
instruir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to talk about future training programs or to express a probability that someone is currently teaching.
Notes on instruir in the Future
This tense is regular. You simply add the future endings (-é, -ás, -á, etc.) directly to the full infinitive 'instruir'.
Example Sentences
Te instruiré en el uso del software mañana.
I will instruct you in the use of the software tomorrow.
yo
El manual instruirá a los usuarios paso a paso.
The manual will instruct users step by step.
él/ella/usted
Mañana nos instruirán sobre las nuevas reglas.
Tomorrow they will instruct us on the new rules.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'y' (e.g., 'instruyeré').
Correct: instruiré
Why: The future tense uses the infinitive as the stem; the 'y' spelling change only happens in the present and preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: instruyo
The present of instruir adds a 'y' before endings: instruyo, instruyes, instruye, instruimos, instruís, instruyen.
Preterite
yo: instruí
Instruir in the preterite features a 'y' in the third-person forms: instruí, instruiste, instruyó, instruimos, instruisteis, instruyeron.
Imperfect
yo: instruía
The imperfect of instruir is regular: instruía, instruías, instruía, instruíamos, instruíais, instruían.
Conditional
yo: instruiría
The conditional of instruir is regular: instruiría, instruirías, instruiría, instruiríamos, instruiríais, instruirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: instruya
The present subjunctive of instruir uses a 'y' in all forms: instruya, instruyas, instruya, instruyamos, instruyáis, instruyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: instruyera
The imperfect subjunctive of instruir uses the 'y' from the preterite: instruyera, instruyeras, instruyera, instruyéramos, instruyerais, instruyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: instruye
Use the imperative to give orders: instruye (tú), instruya (usted), instruid (vosotros), instruyan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no instruyas
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no instruyas, no instruya, no instruyamos, no instruyáis, no instruyan.