recaudar Future Conjugation
recaudar — to raise
The future tense 'recaudaré', 'recaudarás', 'recaudará' talks about future fundraising actions.
recaudar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'recaudar' to talk about actions of collecting money that will definitely happen in the future. For instance, 'Recaudaremos suficiente dinero el próximo año' (We will raise enough money next year). It can also express probability or conjecture about the present: '¿Recaudará mucho esa nueva campaña?' (Will that new campaign raise a lot?).
Notes on recaudar in the Future
Recaudar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'recaudar'.
Example Sentences
Yo recaudaré fondos para la universidad.
I will raise funds for the university.
yo
¿Tú recaudarás más dinero si te esforzaras?
Will you raise more money if you tried harder?
tú
Ellos recaudarán fondos para el hospital.
They will raise funds for the hospital.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Esperamos que el evento recaudará mucho.
We hope the event will raise a lot.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense ('recaudo') to express a future certainty.
Correct: For future certainty, use the future tense: 'Recaudaremos el dinero la próxima semana'.
Why: The present tense is for current or habitual actions, not future ones.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recaudo
The present tense 'recaudo', 'recaudas', 'recauda' describes current or habitual fundraising actions.
Preterite
yo: recaudé
The preterite of recaudar is regular: recaudé, recaudaste, recaudó, recaudamos, recaudasteis, recaudaron.
Imperfect
yo: recaudaba
The imperfect 'recaudaba' describes past habitual or ongoing fundraising actions and background.
Conditional
yo: recaudaría
The conditional 'recaudaría' expresses 'would' do something, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recaude
Use 'recaude' (yo/él/ella/usted) or 'recaudes' (tú) in the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recaudara
The imperfect subjunctive like 'recaudara' or 'recaudara' expresses past wishes, doubts, or hypothetical situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: recauda
Use 'recauda' (tú) and 'recauden' (ustedes) for direct commands with recaudar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no recaudes
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no recaudes' (tú), 'no recauden' (ustedes).