
lamentar Future Conjugation
lamentar — to regret
The future of lamentar is regular: lamentaré, lamentarás, lamentará, lamentaremos, lamentaréis, lamentarán.
lamentar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict a consequence you will regret later or to express probability about someone being sorry.
Notes on lamentar in the Future
This verb is regular; simply add the future endings (-é, -ás, -á, etc.) directly to the infinitive 'lamentar'.
Example Sentences
Si no estudias ahora, lo lamentarás después.
If you don't study now, you will regret it later.
tú
Lamentaremos esta decisión en el futuro.
We will regret this decision in the future.
nosotros
Estoy seguro de que ellos lo lamentarán.
I am sure they will regret it.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: lamentare
Correct: lamentaré
Why: The future 'yo' form must have an accent, otherwise it looks like the future subjunctive 'lamentare' (which is rare/archaic).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lamento
The present of lamentar is regular: lamento, lamentas, lamenta, lamentamos, lamentáis, lamentan.
Preterite
yo: lamenté
The preterite of lamentar is regular: lamenté, lamentaste, lamentó, lamentamos, lamentasteis, lamentaron.
Imperfect
yo: lamentaba
The imperfect of lamentar is regular: lamentaba, lamentabas, lamentaba, lamentábamos, lamentabais, lamentaban.
Conditional
yo: lamentaría
The conditional of lamentar is regular: lamentaría, lamentarías, lamentaría, lamentaríamos, lamentaríais, lamentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: lamente
The present subjunctive of lamentar is regular: lamente, lamentes, lamente, lamentemos, lamentéis, lamenten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lamentara
The imperfect subjunctive of lamentar is regular: lamentara, lamentaras, lamentara, lamentáramos, lamentarais, lamentaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lamenta
The affirmative imperative of lamentar is regular: lamenta, lamente, lamentemos, lamentad, lamenten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no lamentes
The negative imperative of lamentar uses the present subjunctive: no lamentes, no lamente, no lamentemos, no lamentéis, no lamenten.