rehusar Future Conjugation
rehusar — to refuse
The future tense of 'rehusar' is regular: rehusaré, rehusarás, rehusará, rehusaremos, rehusaréis, rehusarán.
rehusar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'rehusar' to talk about a refusal that will happen in the future. It can also express probability or conjecture about a present situation.
Notes on rehusar in the Future
'Rehusar' is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive 'rehusar-', and you add the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Yo rehusaré participar si no me escuchan.
I will refuse to participate if they don't listen to me.
yo
¿Rehusarás la oferta?
Will you refuse the offer?
tú
Él rehusará dar su opinión.
He will refuse to give his opinion.
él/ella/usted
Ellos rehusarán cooperar.
They will refuse to cooperate.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: For actions that will happen later, use the future tense: 'rehusará', not 'rehúsa'.
Why: The present tense describes current or habitual actions, while the future tense specifically refers to events yet to occur.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the endings.
Correct: The endings have accents: 'rehusarás', 'rehusará', 'rehusaréis', 'rehusarán'.
Why: These accents are crucial for correct pronunciation and spelling in the future tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rehúso
The present tense of 'rehusar' is regular: rehúso, rehúsas, rehúsa, rehusamos, rehusáis, rehúsan.
Preterite
yo: rehusé
The preterite of 'rehusar' is regular: rehusé, rehusaste, rehusó, rehusamos, rehusasteis, rehusaron.
Imperfect
yo: rehusaba
The imperfect of 'rehusar' is regular: rehusaba, rehusabas, rehusaba, rehusábamos, rehusabais, rehusaban.
Conditional
yo: rehusaría
The conditional of 'rehusar' is regular: rehusaría, rehusarías, rehusaría, rehusaríamos, rehusaríais, rehusarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: rehúse
The present subjunctive of 'rehusar' (rehúse, rehúses, etc.) expresses doubt, desire, or emotion about refusing.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rehusara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'rehusar' (rehusara/rehusase) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rehúsa
Rehúsa (tú) and rehusad (vosotros) are the irregular commands for 'rehusar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rehúses
Negative commands for 'rehusar' use 'no' + the present subjunctive.