prevalecer Future Conjugation
prevalecer — to prevail
Prevalecer is regular in the future: prevaleceré, prevalecerás, prevalecerá, prevaleceremos, prevaleceréis, prevalecerán.
prevalecer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to express a conviction or prediction that a certain idea or outcome will win out.
Notes on prevalecer in the Future
Regular future formation: add the endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) directly to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
La justicia prevalecerá algún día.
Justice will prevail someday.
él/ella/usted
Creo que tus ideas prevalecerán en el futuro.
I believe your ideas will prevail in the future.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Prevaleceremos si nos mantenemos unidos.
We will prevail if we stay united.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: prevalecerámos
Correct: prevaleceremos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the future does not have an accent, unlike most other future forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prevalezco
Prevalecer is irregular in the first person (yo prevalezco) but follows regular -er patterns for all other forms.
Preterite
yo: prevalecí
Prevalecer is regular in the preterite: prevalecí, prevaleciste, prevaleció, prevalecimos, prevalecisteis, prevalecieron.
Imperfect
yo: prevalecía
Prevalecer is regular in the imperfect: prevalecía, prevalecías, prevalecía, prevalecíamos, prevalecíais, prevalecían.
Conditional
yo: prevalecería
Prevalecer is regular in the conditional: prevalecería, prevalecerías, prevalecería, prevaleceríamos, prevaleceríais, prevalecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prevalezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem from the 'yo' form: prevalezca, prevalezcas, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: prevaleciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: prevaleciera, prevalecieras, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prevalece
The imperative uses 'prevalece' (tú) and the 'zc' forms for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no prevalezcas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.