merecer Future Conjugation
merecer — to deserve
The future of merecer is regular: mereceré, merecerás, merecerá, mereceremos, mereceréis, merecerán.
merecer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict that someone will earn or deserve something later based on their future efforts.
Notes on merecer in the Future
Merecer is regular in the future. Just add the endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Si trabajas duro, merecerás el ascenso.
If you work hard, you will deserve the promotion.
tú
Algún día mereceremos un descanso de verdad.
Someday we will deserve a real break.
nosotros
Esa acción merecerá una respuesta clara.
That action will deserve a clear response.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Trying to change the stem (e.g., 'merezceré').
Correct: mereceré.
Why: The future tense always uses the full infinitive as the stem for regular -er verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: merezco
Merecer is irregular in the first person (yo merezco), while the other forms follow regular -er patterns.
Preterite
yo: merecí
Merecer is regular in the preterite: merecí, mereciste, mereció, merecimos, merecisteis, merecieron.
Imperfect
yo: merecía
Merecer is regular in the imperfect: merecía, merecías, merecía, merecíamos, merecíais, merecían.
Conditional
yo: merecería
The conditional of merecer is regular: merecería, merecerías, merecería, mereceríamos, mereceríais, merecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: merezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'merezc-' stem for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mereciera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the stem 'merecie-': mereciera, merecieras, mereciera, mereciéramos, merecierais, merecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: merece
The imperative uses 'merece' for tú and 'merezca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no merezcas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.