perecer Future Conjugation
perecer — to perish
The future tense is fully regular: pereceré, perecerás, perecerá, pereceremos, pereceréis, perecerán.
perecer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for predictions or warnings about things that will perish in the future.
Notes on perecer in the Future
Perecer is completely regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Sin reformas, la empresa perecerá.
Without reforms, the company will perish.
él/ella/usted
Si no cuidamos el planeta, muchas especies perecerán.
If we don't take care of the planet, many species will perish.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Pereceremos si no encontramos refugio.
We will perish if we don't find shelter.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'z' like in 'perezceré'.
Correct: pereceré
Why: The future tense always uses the full infinitive as the stem, regardless of present tense irregularities.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: perezco
The present indicative is regular except for the 'yo' form: perezco.
Preterite
yo: perecí
The preterite of perecer is regular: perecí, pereciste, pereció, perecimos, perecisteis, perecieron.
Imperfect
yo: perecía
The imperfect is regular for -er verbs: perecía, perecías, perecía, perecíamos, perecíais, perecían.
Conditional
yo: perecería
The conditional is regular: perecería, perecerías, perecería, pereceríamos, pereceríais, perecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: perezca
The present subjunctive of perecer features a 'z' before the 'c' in all forms: perezca, perezcas, perezca, perezcamos, perezcáis, perezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pereciera
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite stem: pereciera, perecieras, pereciera, pereciéramos, perecierais, perecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: perece
The imperative uses 'perece' (tú) and 'pereced' (vosotros), while other forms use the 'zc' subjunctive stem.
Negative Imperative
yo: no perezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' subjunctive forms: no perezcas, no perezca, no perezcamos, no perezcáis, no perezcan.