provocar Future Conjugation
provocar — to cause
The future tense of provocar is regular: provocaré, provocarás, provocará, provocaremos, provocaréis, provocarán.
provocar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict what will cause a reaction in the future or to express probability about what might be causing something now.
Notes on provocar in the Future
Provocar is fully regular in the future tense. You simply add the endings directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Esa decisión provocará muchos problemas.
That decision will cause many problems.
él/ella/usted
Las nuevas leyes provocarán cambios en la empresa.
The new laws will cause changes in the company.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si no tenemos cuidado, provocaremos un incendio.
If we aren't careful, we will cause a fire.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent marks on the endings.
Correct: provocaré, provocarás, provocará...
Why: All future tense forms except 'nosotros' require a written accent on the final syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: provoco
The present tense of provocar is entirely regular: provoco, provocas, provoca, provocamos, provocáis, provocan.
Preterite
yo: provoqué
The preterite of provocar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'c' to 'qu': provoqué.
Imperfect
yo: provocaba
The imperfect of provocar is regular: provocaba, provocabas, provocaba, provocábamos, provocabais, provocaban.
Conditional
yo: provocaría
The conditional of provocar is regular: provocaría, provocarías, provocaría, provocaríamos, provocaríais, provocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: provoque
The present subjunctive of provocar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: provoque, provoques, provoque, provoquemos, provoquéis, provoquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: provocara
The imperfect subjunctive of provocar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: provocara, provocaras, provocara, provocáramos, provocarais, provocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: provoca
The imperative of provocar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands: provoca (tú), provoque (usted), provoquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no provoques
The negative imperative of provocar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no provoques, no provoque, no provoquemos, no provoquen.