
reducir Future Conjugation
reducir — reduce
Reducir is regular in the future tense: reduciré, reducirás, reducirá, reduciremos, reduciréis, reducirán.
reducir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for promises or predictions about cutting back or lowering amounts in the future.
Notes on reducir in the Future
This tense is regular. You simply add the future endings to the full infinitive 'reducir'.
Example Sentences
Reduciré mi jornada laboral el próximo año.
I will reduce my work hours next year.
yo
¿Reducirás el precio de la casa?
Will you reduce the price of the house?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Trying to use the 'j' stem (redujeré).
Correct: The correct form is reduciré.
Why: The 'j' stem is only for the preterite and imperfect subjunctive, not the future.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reduzco
Reducir is irregular only in the 'yo' form, which ends in -zco (reduzco).
Preterite
yo: reduje
The preterite of reducir is irregular, using a 'j' stem: reduje, redujiste, redujo, redujimos, redujisteis, redujeron.
Imperfect
yo: reducía
Reducir is regular in the imperfect: reducía, reducías, reducía, reducíamos, reducíais, reducían.
Conditional
yo: reduciría
Reducir is regular in the conditional: reduciría, reducirías, reduciría, reduciríamos, reduciríais, reducirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reduzca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem from the yo-form: reduzca, reduzcas, reduzca, reduzcamos, reduzcáis, reduzcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: redujera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: redujera, redujeras, redujera, redujéramos, redujerais, redujeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reduce
The imperative uses 'reduce' for tú and 'reduzca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reduzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no reduzcas, no reduzca, no reduzcamos, no reduzcáis, no reduzcan.