preservar Future Conjugation
preservar — to preserve
The future tense of preservar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: preservaré, preservarás, preservará, preservaremos, preservaréis, preservarán.
preservar 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 about the present, like 'He will be preserving the documents now'.
Notes on preservar in the Future
Preservar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'preservar', and the standard future endings are added.
Example Sentences
Yo preservaré tus recuerdos más preciados.
I will preserve your most precious memories.
yo
¿Tú preservarás el medio ambiente?
Will you preserve the environment?
tú
El gobierno preservará el sitio arqueológico.
The government will preserve the archaeological site.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros preservaremos la cultura local.
We will preserve the local culture.
nosotros
Ellos preservarán la tradición para sus hijos.
They will preserve the tradition for their children.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the future.
Correct: Use 'preservará' for a future action, not 'preserva'.
Why: The future tense specifically denotes actions that are yet to occur.
Mistake: Forgetting the infinitive stem.
Correct: Ensure the full infinitive 'preservar' is used as the stem before adding endings.
Why: Unlike some verbs, preservar doesn't change its stem in the future tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: preservo
The present indicative of preservar is regular: preservo, preservas, preserva, preservamos, preserváis, preservan.
Preterite
yo: preservé
The preterite of preservar is regular: preservé, preservaste, preservó, preservamos, preservasteis, preservaron.
Imperfect
yo: preservaba
The imperfect of preservar is regular: preservaba, preservabas, preservaba, preservábamos, preservabais, preservaban.
Conditional
yo: preservaría
The conditional of preservar is regular: preservaría, preservarías, preservaría, preservaríamos, preservaríais, preservarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: preserve
The present subjunctive of preservar uses regular -ar endings: preserve, preserves, preservemos, preservéis, preserven.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: preservara
The imperfect subjunctive of preservar uses -ra or -se endings: preservara/preservase, preservaras/preservases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: preserva
The imperative of preservar uses regular -ar endings: preserva, preserve, preservemos, preservad, preserven.
Negative Imperative
yo: no preserves
Negative commands for preservar use 'no' + present subjunctive: no preserves, no preserve, no preservemos, no preservéis, no preserven.