matar Future Conjugation
matar — to kill
The future of matar is regular: matar + é, ás, á, emos, éis, án.
matar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to express what will happen, or to make threats or predictions (e.g., 'that will kill you').
Notes on matar in the Future
Matar is regular in the future. The endings are added directly to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Ese trabajo te matará de cansancio.
That job will kill you from exhaustion.
él/ella/usted
Mataré a esa mosca en un segundo.
I will kill that fly in a second.
yo
Si no llegamos pronto, nos matarán.
If we don't arrive soon, they will kill us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding endings to the stem 'mat-' instead of the infinitive 'matar-'.
Correct: mataré
Why: Future tense endings must be attached to the full infinitive for regular verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mato
The present tense of matar is regular: mato, matas, mata, matamos, matáis, matan.
Preterite
yo: maté
The preterite of matar is regular: maté, mataste, mató, matamos, matasteis, mataron.
Imperfect
yo: mataba
The imperfect of matar follows the regular -aba pattern: mataba, matabas, mataba, matábamos, matabais, mataban.
Conditional
yo: mataría
The conditional of matar is regular: mataría, matarías, mataría, mataríamos, mataríais, matarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: mate
The present subjunctive of matar uses -e endings: mate, mates, mate, matemos, matéis, maten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: matara
The imperfect subjunctive of matar is matara, mataras, matara, matáramos, matarais, mataran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: mata
The affirmative imperative of matar is: mata (tú), mate (usted), matemos (nosotros), matad (vosotros), maten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no mates
The negative imperative of matar uses the present subjunctive: no mates, no mate, no matemos, no matéis, no maten.