motivar Future Conjugation
motivar — to motivate
The future tense of motivar (motivaré, motivarás, motivará, motivaremos, motivaréis, motivarán) expresses actions that will happen.
motivar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about what will happen. You can also use it to express probability or conjecture about the present. For example, 'Mañana motivaré a todos' means 'Tomorrow I will motivate everyone', while 'Será difícil motivarlos' means 'It will probably be difficult to motivate them'.
Notes on motivar in the Future
Motivar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive 'motivar', and the endings are the standard future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án).
Example Sentences
Yo motivaré a mi equipo a ganar el campeonato.
I will motivate my team to win the championship.
yo
Tú motivarás a la gente a reciclar más.
You will motivate people to recycle more.
tú
El nuevo líder motivará a la compañía.
The new leader will motivate the company.
él/ella/usted
Ellos motivarán a los voluntarios a participar.
They will motivate the volunteers to participate.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future for a future action.
Correct: Say 'Motivaré a mis amigos' instead of 'Motivo a mis amigos' when talking about a future event.
Why: The present tense refers to current or habitual actions, while the future tense specifically denotes actions yet to occur.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'motivaréis'.
Why: The accent on the 'é' is necessary for correct pronunciation and spelling.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: motivo
The present indicative of motivar (motivo, motivas, motiva, motivamos, motiváis, motivan) describes current actions, habits, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: motivé
The preterite of motivar is regular: motivé, motivaste, motivó, motivamos, motivasteis, motivaron.
Imperfect
yo: motivaba
The imperfect of motivar (motivaba, motivabas, motivaba, motivábamos, motivabais, motivaban) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Conditional
yo: motivaría
The conditional of motivar (motivaría, motivarías, motivaría, motivaríamos, motivaríais, motivarían) is used for hypotheticals ('would'), polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: motive
The present subjunctive of motivar (motive, motives, motivemos, motiven, motivéis) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: motivara
The imperfect subjunctive of motivar (e.g., motivara, motivaras) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or suggestions.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: motiva
Commands in the imperative for motivar: motiva (tú), motive (usted), motivemos (nosotros), motiven (ustedes), motivad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no motives
Negative commands for motivar use the present subjunctive: no motives (tú), no motive (usted), no motivemos (nosotros), no motiven (ustedes), no motivéis (vosotros).