picar Future Conjugation
picar — to sting or bite
The future tense of picar is regular: picaré, picarás, picará, picaremos, picaréis, picarán.
picar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict if a fish will bite the hook or if a spicy sauce will be hot.
Notes on picar in the Future
Picar is fully regular in the future. Just add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Creo que el pez picará pronto.
I think the fish will bite soon.
él/ella/usted
Si le pones mucho chile, picará mucho.
If you put a lot of chili in it, it will be very spicy.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the last syllable.
Correct: picaré, picarás, etc.
Why: All future tense endings except 'nosotros' require a written accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pico
The present tense of picar is completely regular: pico, picas, pica, picamos, picáis, pican.
Preterite
yo: piqué
The preterite of picar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'piqué' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: picaba
The imperfect of picar is regular: picaba, picabas, picaba, picábamos, picabais, picaban.
Conditional
yo: picaría
The conditional of picar is regular: picaría, picarías, picaría, picaríamos, picaríais, picarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pique
The present subjunctive of picar features a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: pique, piques, pique, piquemos, piquéis, piquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: picara
The imperfect subjunctive of picar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: picara, picaras, picara, picáramos, picarais, picaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pica
The imperative of picar involves a spelling change (qu) for formal commands and 'nosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no piques
The negative imperative of picar uses the 'qu' spelling change for all forms: no piques, no pique, no piquemos, no piquéis, no piquen.