marchar Future Conjugation
marchar — march
The future tense of march (marcharé, marcharás, marchará) indicates actions that will happen.
marchar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about things that are certain or expected to happen in the future. It can also express probability about a present action, like 'He's probably marching now'.
Notes on marchar in the Future
March is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'marchar', and you add the regular future endings.
Example Sentences
Mañana marcharemos hacia el norte.
Tomorrow we will march north.
nosotros
El desfile marchará a las diez.
The parade will march at ten.
él/ella/usted
Tú marcharás primero.
You will march first.
tú
Ellos marcharán en silencio.
They will march in silence.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the future for future events.
Correct: Use 'Marcharemos mañana' not 'Marchamos mañana'.
Why: While the present can sometimes imply future, the future tense is clearer and more standard for future actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the endings.
Correct: Forms like 'marcharé' and 'marcharás' need accents.
Why: The accent marks the stressed syllable and distinguishes future forms from conditional ones or other verb forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: marcho
The present tense of march (marcho, marchas, marcha) describes current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: marché
The preterite of march (marche, marchaste, marchó) indicates completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: marchaba
The imperfect tense of march (marchaba, marchabas, marchaba) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Conditional
yo: marcharía
The conditional of march (marcharía, marcharías, marcharía) expresses 'would' actions or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: marche
The present subjunctive of march (marche, marches, marchen) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: marchara
The imperfect subjunctive of march (marchara/marchase) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ¡marcha!
Use imperative forms like '¡marcha!' (tú) and '¡marchen!' (ustedes) for direct commands with march.
Negative Imperative
yo: ¡no marches!
Negative commands with march use the present subjunctive, like '¡no marches!' (tú) or '¡no marchen!' (ustedes).