restar Future Conjugation
restar — to subtract
The future of restar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: restaré, restarás, restará, restaremos, restaréis, restarán.
restar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to state what will be subtracted in a future calculation or to predict what will diminish a future result.
Notes on restar in the Future
Restar is regular in the future. All forms except 'nosotros' require a written accent on the ending.
Example Sentences
Mañana restaremos los descuentos finales.
Tomorrow we will subtract the final discounts.
nosotros
Esta decisión restará valor a la empresa.
This decision will take value away from the company.
él/ella/usted
¿Restarás tú los gastos de envío?
Will you subtract the shipping costs?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: restare
Correct: restaré
Why: The future tense requires an accent on the 'e' to distinguish it from the future subjunctive (which is rare).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: resto
The present tense of restar is regular: resto, restas, resta, restamos, restáis, restan.
Preterite
yo: resté
Restar is regular in the preterite: resté, restaste, restó, restamos, restasteis, restaron.
Imperfect
yo: restaba
The imperfect of restar follows the standard -aba pattern: restaba, restabas, restaba, restábamos, restabais, restaban.
Conditional
yo: restaría
The conditional of restar is regular: restaría, restarías, restaría, restaríamos, restaríais, restarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reste
The present subjunctive of restar uses -e endings: reste, restes, reste, restemos, restéis, resten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: restara
The imperfect subjunctive of restar is regular: restara, restaras, restara, restáramos, restarais, restaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: resta
The affirmative imperative of restar gives commands: resta, reste, restemos, restad, resten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no restes
The negative imperative of restar uses the present subjunctive: no restes, no reste, no restemos, no restéis, no resten.