
leer Future Conjugation
leer — to read
The future tense of leer is regular: simply add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
leer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to talk about books you plan to read or to express a probability about what someone might be reading right now.
Notes on leer in the Future
Leer is regular in the future. The stem is the full infinitive 'leer'.
Example Sentences
Leeré tu informe mañana sin falta.
I will read your report tomorrow without fail.
yo
¿Leerás el contrato antes de firmar?
Will you read the contract before signing?
tú
Leeremos la biblia en la ceremonia.
We will read the bible at the ceremony.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: leré
Correct: leeré
Why: Don't drop one of the 'e's. The future stem must be the full infinitive 'leer'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: leo
Leer is regular in the present tense, following standard -er endings: leo, lees, lee, leemos, leéis, leen.
Preterite
yo: leí
The preterite of leer features a spelling change where 'i' becomes 'y' in the third-person forms: leyó and leyeron.
Imperfect
yo: leía
The imperfect of leer is regular for -er verbs: leía, leías, leía, leíamos, leíais, leían.
Conditional
yo: leería
The conditional of leer is regular: add the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: lea
The present subjunctive of leer is regular: lea, leas, lea, leamos, leáis, lean.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: leyera
The imperfect subjunctive of leer uses the 'y' from the preterite: leyera, leyeras, leyera, leyéramos, leyerais, leyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lee
Give commands with leer: lee (tú), lea (usted), leamos (nosotros), leed (vosotros), lean (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no leas
Negative commands for leer always use the present subjunctive forms: no leas, no lea, no leamos, no leáis, no lean.