respirar Future Conjugation
respirar — to breathe
The future tense of respirar (respiraré) indicates actions that will happen or expresses probability.
respirar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that are certain to happen in the future or to express a degree of probability or conjecture about a present or future situation.
Notes on respirar in the Future
Respirar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'respirar-'.
Example Sentences
Mañana respiraré aire de mar.
Tomorrow I will breathe sea air.
yo
¿Respirarás más tranquilo cuando estés de vacaciones?
Will you breathe more easily when you're on vacation?
tú
Él respirará mejor con esta medicina.
He will breathe better with this medicine.
él/ella/usted
Todos respiraremos más aliviados.
We will all breathe more relieved.
nosotros
Ellos respirarán profundamente después del ejercicio.
They will breathe deeply after the exercise.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: For a future action, say 'Respiraré' (I will breathe), not 'Respiro' (I breathe).
Why: The present tense usually describes current or habitual actions, while the future tense is for actions that will happen later.
Mistake: Confusing future endings with conditional endings.
Correct: The future ending for 'yo' is '-é' (respiraré), not '-ía' (respiraría).
Why: These endings are distinct: '-é' for future, '-ía' for conditional.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: respiro
The present tense of respirar (respiro) describes habitual actions, things happening now, and general truths.
Preterite
yo: respiré
The preterite of respirar (respiré) indicates completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: respiraba
The imperfect tense of respirar (respiraba) describes ongoing or habitual past actions and sets the scene.
Conditional
yo: respiraría
The conditional of respirar (respiraría) expresses hypotheticals ('would breathe'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: respire
The present subjunctive of respirar (respire) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: respirara
The imperfect subjunctive of respirar (respirara/respirase) expresses past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: respira
Use the imperative of respirar for direct commands: respira (tú), respire (usted), respiremos (nosotros), respiren (ustedes), respirad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no respires
Negative commands for respirar use the present subjunctive: no respires (tú), no respire (usted), no respiremos (nosotros), no respiren (ustedes), no respiréis (vosotros).