referir Future Conjugation
referir — to refer
Referir is completely regular in the future tense: infinitive + endings.
referir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that someone will refer to a topic later, such as in a speech or a document.
Notes on referir in the Future
Referir is regular in the future. Just add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Me referiré a este tema en la próxima reunión.
I will refer to this topic in the next meeting.
yo
El autor se referirá a sus fuentes al final.
The author will refer to his sources at the end.
él/ella/usted
Nos referiremos a los datos del año pasado.
We will refer to last year's data.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change like 'refieriré'.
Correct: referiré
Why: Stem changes (e > ie) never happen in the future tense for -ir verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: refiero
Referir is an e > ie stem-changing verb, except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Preterite
yo: referí
Referir is mostly regular but has a 'slipper' stem change (e > i) in the third-person forms.
Imperfect
yo: refería
Referir is completely regular in the imperfect: refería, referías, refería...
Conditional
yo: referiría
Referir is regular in the conditional: infinitive + -ía, -ías, -ía...
Present Subjunctive
yo: refiera
Referir has a stem change (e > ie) and a special change in the nosotros/vosotros forms (e > i).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: refiriera
The stem changes to 'refiri-' for all persons in this past-tense hypothetical form.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: refiere
The imperative uses the e > ie stem change for 'tú' and 'usted', but 'i' for 'nosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no refieras
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.