regañar Future Conjugation
regañar — to scold
The future tense of regañar is regular: regañaré, regañarás, regañará, regañaremos, regañaréis, regañarán.
regañar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about scolding that will happen later. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present ('He must be scolding her now').
Notes on regañar in the Future
Regañar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive 'regañar', and the endings are standard for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Si sigues así, tu jefe te regañará.
If you continue like this, your boss will scold you.
él/ella/usted
Mañana regañaremos a los niños por su comportamiento.
Tomorrow we will scold the children for their behavior.
nosotros
No te regañarán por llegar cinco minutos tarde.
They won't scold you for arriving five minutes late.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ahora mismo, seguro que me regañan por no estudiar.
Right now, they are surely scolding me for not studying.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future for a future action.
Correct: Use 'regañará' for 'He will scold', not 'regaña'.
Why: The future tense specifically indicates an action that will occur in the future.
Mistake: Confusing the 'tú' and 'usted' forms.
Correct: The correct forms are 'regañarás' (tú) and 'regañará' (usted).
Why: These are distinct conjugations essential for politeness and clarity.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: regaño
The present tense of regañar is regular: regaño, regañas, regaña, regañamos, regañáis, regañan.
Preterite
yo: regañé
The preterite of regañar is regular: regañé, regañaste, regañó, regañamos, regañasteis, regañaron.
Imperfect
yo: regañaba
The imperfect of regañar is regular: regañaba, regañabas, regañaba, regañábamos, regañabais, regañaban.
Conditional
yo: regañaría
The conditional of regañar is regular: regañaría, regañarías, regañaría, regañaríamos, regañaríais, regañarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: regañe
The present subjunctive of regañar is regañe (yo, él/ella/usted), regañes (tú), regañemos (nosotros), regañéis (vosotros), regañen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: regañara
The imperfect subjunctive of regañar is regañara or regañase (e.g., yo regañara, tú regañaras, él regañara).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: regaña
Use 'regaña' for tú commands, 'regañe' for usted, 'regañemos' for nosotros, 'regañad' for vosotros, and 'regañen' for ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no regañes
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no regañes (tú), no regañe (usted), no regañemos (nosotros), no regañéis (vosotros), no regañen (ustedes).