intervenir Future Conjugation
intervenir — to intervene
The future tense of intervenir uses the irregular stem 'intervendr-'.
intervenir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict future involvement, participation in an event, or to state that an authority will take action later.
Notes on intervenir in the Future
Instead of using the infinitive, it uses the stem 'intervendr-'. The endings are regular (-é, -ás, -á, etc.).
Example Sentences
El director intervendrá en el conflicto mañana.
The director will intervene in the conflict tomorrow.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros intervendremos si la situación empeora.
We will intervene if the situation gets worse.
nosotros
Ellos intervendrán en la gala de caridad.
They will take part in the charity gala.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'interveniré' instead of 'intervendré'.
Correct: intervendré
Why: Intervenir, like venir and tener, drops the 'i' and adds a 'd' to form its future stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: intervengo
Intervenir is irregular in the present, featuring a 'g' in the 'yo' form and an 'ie' stem change in others.
Preterite
yo: intervine
Intervenir is highly irregular in the preterite, following the 'u-stem' pattern (intervin-).
Imperfect
yo: intervenía
The imperfect of intervenir is regular: intervenía, intervenías, intervenía...
Conditional
yo: intervendría
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'intervendr-' followed by regular -ía endings.
Present Subjunctive
yo: intervenga
Intervenir is irregular in the present subjunctive, using the stem 'interveng-' for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: interviniera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the irregular stem 'intervinier-' for all forms.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: intervén
The imperative uses the short form 'intervén' for the informal 'tú' command.
Negative Imperative
yo: no intervengas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.