negar Future Conjugation
negar — deny
Negar is completely regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the infinitive.
negar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to state that someone will deny something later or to express a firm refusal to cooperate in the future.
Notes on negar in the Future
There are no stem changes or spelling shifts in the future tense for negar.
Example Sentences
Ella negará todo cuando la policía llegue.
She will deny everything when the police arrive.
él/ella/usted
Seguramente negarán el permiso.
They will probably deny the permission.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nunca negaremos nuestra herencia.
We will never deny our heritage.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: niegaré
Correct: negaré
Why: Learners often try to carry the present tense stem-change (ie) into the future, but the future always uses the full infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: niego
Negar is a stem-changer (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: negué
Negar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (negué) to keep the hard 'g' sound, but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: negaba
Negar is completely regular in the imperfect: negaba, negabas, negaba...
Conditional
yo: negaría
The conditional of negar is regular: negaría, negarías, negaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: niegue
The present subjunctive of negar features both a stem change (ie) and a spelling change (gu).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: negara
The imperfect subjunctive of negar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: negara, negaras, negara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: niega
Use 'niega' (tú) or 'niegue' (usted) to command someone to deny something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no niegues
The negative imperative of negar uses 'no' + present subjunctive forms.