respectar Future Conjugation
respectar — to concern
The future of respectar is regular: respetaré, respetarás, respetará, respetaremos, respetaréis, respetarán.
respectar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of respectar to express actions that will definitely happen, or to make predictions or assumptions about respecting something. For example, 'I will respect your decision'.
Notes on respectar in the Future
Respectar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive 'respetar' and the endings are standard.
Example Sentences
Yo respetaré tu privacidad.
I will respect your privacy.
yo
¿Respetarás las normas del parque?
Will you respect the park rules?
tú
Él respetará el turno de los demás.
He will respect the turn of others.
él/ella/usted
Respetaremos las indicaciones del guía.
We will respect the guide's instructions.
nosotros
Ellos respetarán el silencio en la biblioteca.
They will respect the silence in the library.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense or 'ir a + infinitive' for all future actions.
Correct: Use the future tense 'respetaré', 'respetará', etc., for a more formal or certain future statement.
Why: While 'ir a + infinitive' is common, the simple future adds nuance and certainty.
Mistake: Confusing future and conditional endings.
Correct: Future endings are -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án; conditional endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Why: These endings are similar and can be easily mixed up.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: respecto
The present indicative of respectar is regular: respeto, respetas, respeta, respetamos, respetáis, respetan.
Preterite
yo: respecté
The preterite of respectar is regular: respecté, respetaste, respetó, respetamos, respetasteis, respectaron.
Imperfect
yo: respectaba
The imperfect of respectar is regular: respectaba, respectabas, respectaba, respectábamos, respectabais, respectaban.
Conditional
yo: respectaría
The conditional of respectar is regular: respetaría, respetarías, respetaría, respetaríamos, respetaríais, respetarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: respecte
The present subjunctive of respectar is regular: respete, respetes, respetemos, respetéis, respeten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: respectara
The imperfect subjunctive of respectar uses -ra or -se endings: respectara, respectaras, respectase, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: respecta
The imperative of respectar is regular: respeta, respete, respetemos, respetad, respeten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no respectes
The negative imperative of respectar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no respetes, no respete, no respetemos, no respetéis, no respeten.