recetar Future Conjugation
recetar — to prescribe
The future of recetar is regular: recetaré, recetarás, recetará, recetaremos, recetaréis, recetarán.
recetar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of recetar to talk about what a doctor will prescribe, or to express probability, like 'The doctor will probably prescribe antibiotics' or 'He will prescribe it tomorrow.'
Notes on recetar in the Future
Recetar is regular in the future indicative. The stem is the infinitive 'recetar', and the endings are the standard ones for future tense.
Example Sentences
Mañana el especialista me recetará un nuevo tratamiento.
Tomorrow the specialist will prescribe me a new treatment.
él/ella/usted
¿Qué nos recetarás si seguimos mal?
What will you prescribe us if we continue to be ill?
tú
Ellos recetarán la dosis correcta.
They will prescribe the correct dose.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo recetaré lo que sea necesario.
I will prescribe whatever is necessary.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative 'receta' instead of the future 'recetará'.
Correct: To express a future action, use the future tense: 'El doctor recetará'.
Why: The present tense refers to current actions or habits, not future events.
Mistake: Confusing future probability with present certainty.
Correct: The future tense can express probability: 'Recetarán la medicina' can mean 'They will likely prescribe the medicine.'
Why: Spanish speakers often use the future tense to express likelihood, not just certainty.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: receto
The present tense of recetar is regular: receto, recetas, receta, recetamos, recetáis, recetan.
Preterite
yo: receté
The preterite of recetar is regular: receté, recetaste, recetó, recetamos, recetasteis, recetaron.
Imperfect
yo: recetaba
The imperfect of recetar is regular: recetaba, recetabas, recetaba, recetábamos, recetabais, recetaban.
Conditional
yo: recetaría
The conditional of recetar is regular: recetaría, recetarías, recetaría, recetaríamos, recetaríais, recetarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recete
The present subjunctive of recetar is regular: recete, recetes, recete, recetemos, recetéis, receten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recetara
The imperfect subjunctive of recetar is regular: recetara, recetaras, recetara, recetáramos, recetarais, recetaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: receta
The imperative of recetar is regular: recetad (vosotros), recete (usted), recetemos (nosotros), receten (ustedes), receta (tú).
Negative Imperative
yo: no recetes
The negative imperative of recetar uses the present subjunctive: no recetes (tú), no recete (usted), no recetemos (nosotros), no receten (ustedes), no recetéis (vosotros).