medir Future Conjugation
medir — to measure
The future of medir is regular: añadir the endings to the full infinitive (mediré, medirás, etc.).
medir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for future measurements or to express probability about how big something might be.
Notes on medir in the Future
Medir is regular in the future tense. No stem changes occur.
Example Sentences
Mediré el espacio para el sofá mañana.
I will measure the space for the sofa tomorrow.
yo
El arquitecto medirá la casa la próxima semana.
The architect will measure the house next week.
él/ella/usted
Seguro que medirán el éxito por las ventas.
They will surely measure success by sales.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: midiré
Correct: mediré
Why: The future tense uses the full infinitive (medir) as the stem, regardless of present tense irregularities.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mido
Medir undergoes an e-to-i stem change in the present: mido, mides, mide, medimos, medís, miden.
Preterite
yo: medí
In the preterite, medir only changes e-to-i in the third-person forms (midió, midieron).
Imperfect
yo: medía
Medir is completely regular in the imperfect: medía, medías, medía, medíamos, medíais, medían.
Conditional
yo: mediría
The conditional of medir is regular: añadir -ía endings to the infinitive (mediría, medirías, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: mida
The present subjunctive of medir uses the 'i' stem change in ALL forms: mida, midas, mida, midamos, midáis, midan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: midiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'midier-' stem for all forms (midiera, midieras, etc.).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: mide
Use 'mide' (tú) or 'midan' (ustedes) to tell someone to measure something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no midas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no midas, no mida, no midamos, no midáis, no midan.