padecer Future Conjugation
padecer — to suffer from
Padecer is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive: padeceré, padecerás, etc.
padecer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict potential health issues or hardships that might occur later on.
Notes on padecer in the Future
No stem changes here. Use the full infinitive 'padecer' as your base.
Example Sentences
Si no te cuidas, padecerás las consecuencias.
If you don't take care of yourself, you will suffer the consequences.
tú
El país padecerá una crisis económica.
The country will suffer an economic crisis.
él/ella/usted
Muchos padecerán hambre si no hay lluvia.
Many will suffer hunger if there is no rain.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: padezceré
Correct: padeceré
Why: Learners often try to carry the 'z' from the present tense into the future, but the future stem is always the regular infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: padezco
Padecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (padezco), while all other forms follow regular -er patterns.
Preterite
yo: padecí
Padecer is completely regular in the preterite: padecí, padeciste, padeció, padecimos, padecisteis, padecieron.
Imperfect
yo: padecía
Padecer is regular in the imperfect: padecía, padecías, padecía, padecíamos, padecíais, padecían.
Conditional
yo: padecería
The conditional uses the full infinitive 'padecer' + ía endings: padecería, padecerías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: padezca
The 'zc' from the 'yo' form carries through all persons: padezca, padezcas, padezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: padeciera
Formed from the third-person plural preterite stem: padeciera, padecieras, padeciera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: padece
The imperative forms for padecer are rarely used but follow standard -er rules and 'zc' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no padezcas
All negative commands use the 'zc' stem from the present subjunctive: no padezcas, no padezca.