perseguir Future Conjugation
perseguir — to chase
Perseguir is regular in the future tense: just add endings to the full infinitive.
perseguir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to talk about future goals you will chase or to express a prediction about who will be pursued in a legal or physical sense.
Notes on perseguir in the Future
Perseguir is completely regular in the future tense. No stem changes or spelling shifts occur here.
Example Sentences
Siempre perseguiré la verdad.
I will always pursue the truth.
yo
¿Perseguirás ese nuevo puesto de trabajo?
Will you go after that new job position?
tú
Ellos perseguirán al sospechoso hasta encontrarlo.
They will pursue the suspect until they find him.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: persigueré
Correct: perseguiré
Why: Learners sometimes try to apply the present-tense stem change (e > i) to the future, but the future always uses the full infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: persigo
Perseguir has an 'e > i' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros, plus a 'go' ending in the 'yo' form.
Preterite
yo: perseguí
Perseguir has a third-person stem change (e > i) in the preterite: persiguió and persiguieron.
Imperfect
yo: perseguía
Perseguir is regular in the imperfect: perseguía, perseguías, perseguía...
Conditional
yo: perseguiría
The conditional of perseguir is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: persiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'persig-' stem: persiga, persigas, persiga...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: persiguiera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the third-person preterite stem: persiguiera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: persigue
Use 'persigue' (tú) or 'persiga' (usted) to tell someone to go after something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no persigas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no persigas, no persiga.