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modificar Future Conjugation

modificar — to modify

B1regular with spelling change -ar★★★★
Quick answer:

The future of modificar is regular: take the infinitive and add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.

modificar Future Forms

yomodificaré
túmodificarás
él/ella/ustedmodificará
nosotrosmodificaremos
vosotrosmodificaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmodificarán

When to Use the Future

Use this to describe changes that will happen later or to express probability about a current change.

Notes on modificar in the Future

Modificar is fully regular in the future tense. Use the entire infinitive as your stem.

Example Sentences

  • Modificaré mi vuelo mañana.

    I will modify my flight tomorrow.

    yo

  • El técnico modificará el sistema el lunes.

    The technician will modify the system on Monday.

    él/ella/usted

  • Nosotros modificaremos la receta.

    We will modify the recipe.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Adding the ending to the root instead of the infinitive (e.g., 'modificé' for future).

    Correct: modificaré

    Why: Future tense endings must be attached to the full infinitive (modificar + é).

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: modifico

Modificar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: modifico, modificas, modifica, modificamos, modificáis, modifican.

Preterite

yo: modifiqué

Modificar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'c' to 'qu': modifiqué.

Imperfect

yo: modificaba

The imperfect of modificar is regular: modificaba, modificabas, modificaba, modificábamos, modificabais, modificaban.

Conditional

yo: modificaría

The conditional of modificar is regular: modificaría, modificarías, modificaría, modificaríamos, modificaríais, modificarían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: modifique

Modificar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: modifique, modifiques, modifique, modifiquemos, modifiquéis, modifiquen.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: modificara

The imperfect subjunctive of modificar follows the regular -ra pattern: modificara, modificaras, modificara, modificáramos, modificarais, modificaran.

Affirmative Imperative

yo: modifica

Direct commands to modify: modifica (tú), modifique (usted), modificad (vosotros), modifiquen (ustedes).

Negative Imperative

yo: no modifiques

Negative commands all use the 'qu' spelling change: no modifiques, no modifique, no modifiquemos, no modifiquéis, no modifiquen.