
primar Future Conjugation
primar — to prevail
The future of primar is regular: primaré, primarás, primará, primaremos, primaréis, primarán.
primar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of primar to talk about what will definitely prevail in the future. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present, like 'it probably prevails'.
Notes on primar in the Future
Primar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive 'primar', and standard future endings are added.
Example Sentences
En el futuro, primará la inteligencia artificial.
In the future, artificial intelligence will prevail.
él/ella/usted
Yo primaré en la competencia, estoy seguro.
I will prevail in the competition, I'm sure.
yo
¿Tú primarás en el debate?
Will you prevail in the debate?
tú
Es probable que primen los argumentos lógicos.
It's probable that logical arguments will prevail.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: Use 'primará' for 'it will prevail', not 'prima'.
Why: The future tense is needed to express actions that are expected to happen later.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on future forms like 'primará'.
Correct: The future tense endings for él/ella/usted and ellos/ellas/ustedes carry an accent: 'primará', 'primarán'.
Why: The accent marks the stressed syllable in these future forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: primo
The present indicative of primar is: primo, primas, prima, primamos, primáis, priman.
Preterite
yo: primé
The preterite of primar is regular: primé, primaste, primó, primamos, primasteis, primaron.
Imperfect
yo: primaba
The imperfect of primar is: primaba, primabas, primaba, primábamos, primabais, primaban.
Conditional
yo: primaría
The conditional of primar is: primaría, primarías, primaría, primaríamos, primaríais, primarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prime
The present subjunctive of primar is: prime (yo/él/ella/usted), primas (tú), primemos (nosotros), priméis (vosotros), primen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: primara
The imperfect subjunctive of primar uses -ra or -se endings: primara/primase (yo/él/ella/usted), primaras/primases (tú), etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prima
The imperative of primar has regular commands: prima (tú), prime (usted), primemos (nosotros), primad (vosotros), primen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no primes
Negative commands for primar use the present subjunctive: no primas (tú), no prime (usted), no primemos (nosotros), no priméis (vosotros), no primen (ustedes).