patinar Future Conjugation
patinar — to skate
The future tense of patinar is: patinaré, patinarás, patinará, patinaremos, patinaréis, patinarán.
patinar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that will happen. It can also express probability or conjecture, like 'He will probably skate' or 'I wonder if she skates'.
Notes on patinar in the Future
Patinar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive 'patinar', and the endings are the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Mañana patinaré con mis amigos.
Tomorrow I will skate with my friends.
yo
¿Patinarás en la nueva pista?
Will you skate at the new rink?
tú
Él patinará en el campeonato este año.
He will skate in the championship this year.
él/ella/usted
Ellos patinarán más si practican.
They will skate more if they practice.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense 'patino' to express future actions.
Correct: For definite future actions, use the future tense 'patinaré'.
Why: While the present can sometimes imply future, the explicit future tense is clearer and often required.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'patinará' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The accent on the final 'á' is crucial for the third-person singular future form.
Why: The accent marks the stressed syllable and distinguishes it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: patino
The present tense of patinar is: patino, patinas, patina, patinamos, patináis, patinan.
Preterite
yo: patiné
The preterite of patinar is regular: patiné, patinaste, patinó, patinamos, patinasteis, patinaron.
Imperfect
yo: patinaba
The imperfect tense of patinar is: patinaba, patinabas, patinaba, patinábamos, patinabais, patinaban.
Conditional
yo: patinaría
The conditional tense of patinar is: patinaría, patinarías, patinaría, patinaríamos, patinaríais, patinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: patine
The present subjunctive of patinar is: patine (yo/él/ella/usted), patines (tú), patinemos (nosotros), patinéis (vosotros), patinen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: patinara
The imperfect subjunctive of patinar has two forms: patinara/patinaras/patinara/patináramos/patinarais/patinaran and patinase/patinases/patinase/patinásemos/patinaseis/patinasen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: patina
The imperative of patinar is: patina (tú), patine (usted), patinemos (nosotros), patinad (vosotros), patinen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no patines
The negative imperative of patinar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no patines (tú), no patine (usted), no patinemos (nosotros), no patinéis (vosotros), no patinen (ustedes).