retratar Future Conjugation
retratar — to take a portrait
Regular future: retrataré, retratarás, retratará, retrataremos, retrataréis, retratarán.
retratar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that will happen ('I will photograph the event') or to express probability or conjecture ('He will be around 30 years old' - though this is less common for 'retratar').
Notes on retratar in the Future
Retratar is regular in the future tense. The entire infinitive 'retratar' is used as the stem, followed by the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Yo retrataré tu graduación.
I will photograph your graduation.
yo
¿Tú retratarás la luna llena?
Will you photograph the full moon?
tú
El fotógrafo retratará a la familia real.
The photographer will photograph the royal family.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros retrataremos el paisaje desde la montaña.
We will capture the landscape from the mountain.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the future.
Correct: Use 'retrataré' for 'I will photograph', not 'retrato'.
Why: The present tense refers to current actions, while the future refers to actions yet to happen.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the future endings for 'yo' and 'vosotros'.
Correct: It's 'retrataré' and 'retrataréis', not 'retratare' or 'retratareis'.
Why: These accents distinguish the future tense from other forms and mark the stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: retrato
Regular present tense: retrato, retratas, retrata, retratamos, retratáis, retratan.
Preterite
yo: retraté
Retratar is regular in the preterite: retraté, retrataste, retrató, retratamos, retratasteis, retrataron.
Imperfect
yo: retrataba
Regular imperfect: retrataba, retratabas, retrataba, retratábamos, retratabais, retrataban.
Conditional
yo: retrataría
Regular conditional: retrataría, retratarías, retrataría, retrataríamos, retrataríais, retratarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: retrate
Present subjunctive 'retrate' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'retrates' (tú) express wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: retratara
The imperfect subjunctive 'retratara' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'retrataras' (tú) are used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: retrata
Imperative 'retrata' (tú) and 'retrate' (usted) are irregular, while others follow the regular -ar pattern.
Negative Imperative
yo: no retrates
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: 'no retrates' (tú), 'no retrate' (usted).