recortar Future Conjugation
recortar — to cut out
The future tense of recortar is regular: recortaré, recortarás, recortará, recortaremos, recortaréis, recortarán.
recortar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions of cutting out that *will* happen. It can also express probability or conjecture about a present situation related to cutting.
Notes on recortar in the Future
Recortar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive 'recortar', and the endings are standard.
Example Sentences
Mañana recortaré las alas del avión de papel.
Tomorrow I will cut out the wings of the paper airplane.
yo
¿Recortarás las fotos para el álbum?
Will you cut out the photos for the album?
tú
Él recortará la tarjeta de invitación.
He will cut out the invitation card.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros recortaremos los disfraces para la obra.
We will cut out the costumes for the play.
nosotros
Ellos recortarán los moldes de la revista.
They will cut out the patterns from the magazine.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense ('recorto') instead of the future ('recortaré') for a future action.
Correct: Use 'recortaré' for definite future actions.
Why: While the present can sometimes imply future, the future tense is clearer and more direct for planned future events.
Mistake: Confusing the future stem with the present stem.
Correct: The future stem for 'recortar' is the full infinitive 'recortar-'.
Why: Unlike some verbs with stem changes in other tenses, the future tense uses the infinitive as its stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recorto
The present tense of recortar is regular: recorto, recortas, recorta, recortamos, recortáis, recortan.
Preterite
yo: recorté
The preterite of recortar is regular: recorté, recortaste, recortó, recortamos, recortasteis, recortaron.
Imperfect
yo: recortaba
The imperfect of recortar is regular: recortaba, recortabas, recortaba, recortábamos, recortabais, recortaban.
Conditional
yo: recortaría
The conditional of recortar is regular: recortaría, recortarías, recortaría, recortaríamos, recortaríais, recortarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recorte
The present subjunctive of recortar (recorte, recortes, recortemos, recorten, recortéis) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recortara
The imperfect subjunctive of recortar (recortara/recortase) expresses hypothetical past actions or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: recorta
Imperative commands for recortar are: recorta (tú), recorte (usted), recortemos (nosotros), recorten (ustedes), recortad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no recortes
Negative commands for recortar use the present subjunctive: no recortes (tú), no recorte (usted), no recortemos (nosotros), no recorten (ustedes), no recortéis (vosotros).