predominar Future Conjugation
predominar — to predominate
The future tense of 'predominar' is regular: 'predominaré,' 'predominarás,' 'predominará,' 'predominaremos,' 'predominaréis,' 'predominarán'.
predominar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that will happen. For 'predominar,' it's about something becoming the main element or having influence in the future.
Notes on predominar in the Future
'Predominar' is a regular -ar verb, so its future tense stem is the infinitive ('predominar-') and it takes the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
En el futuro, la energía solar predominará.
In the future, solar energy will predominate.
él/ella/usted
Creo que nuestro equipo predominará en la liga.
I think our team will predominate in the league.
él/ella/usted
Predominaremos en el mercado con este nuevo producto.
We will predominate in the market with this new product.
nosotros
¿Predominarás tú en la competencia?
Will you predominate in the competition?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense 'predomina' instead of the future 'predominará' for a future event.
Correct: Use 'predominará' for certainty about the future.
Why: The present tense is for current or habitual actions; the future tense is specifically for actions that will occur later.
Mistake: Confusing the future ending for 'ellos/ellas/ustedes'.
Correct: The correct form is 'predominarán'.
Why: The future tense ending for the third-person plural is -án.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: predomino
The present indicative of 'predominar' is regular: 'predomino,' 'predominas,' 'predomina,' 'predominamos,' 'predomináis,' 'predominan'.
Preterite
yo: predominé
The preterite of 'predominar' is regular: 'predominé,' 'predominaste,' 'predominó,' 'predominamos,' 'predominasteis,' 'predominaron'.
Imperfect
yo: predominaba
The imperfect of 'predominar' is regular: 'predominaba,' 'predominabas,' 'predominaba,' 'predominábamos,' 'predominabais,' 'predominaban'.
Conditional
yo: predominaría
The conditional of 'predominar' is regular: 'predominaría,' 'predominarías,' 'predominaría,' 'predominaríamos,' 'predominaríais,' 'predominarían'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: predomine
Use present subjunctive forms like 'predomine' (yo/él/ella/usted) after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: predominara
Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'predominara' or 'predominase' for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: predomina
Use imperative forms like 'predomina' (tú) and 'predomine' (usted) for direct commands with predominar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no predomines
Form negative commands like 'no predomines' (tú) using the present subjunctive with 'no'.