robar Future Conjugation
robar — to steal
The future tense of robar is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
robar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict a future theft or, more commonly in casual Spanish, to express probability about someone stealing something right now (e.g., 'I wonder if he's stealing?').
Notes on robar in the Future
Robar is regular. The entire infinitive 'robar' acts as the stem.
Example Sentences
Ese ladrón robará otra vez si no lo detienen.
That thief will steal again if they don't stop him.
él/ella/usted
Te robaré un beso cuando no mires.
I will steal a kiss from you when you aren't looking.
yo
Ellos robarán la atención de todos.
They will steal everyone's attention.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: robarémo
Correct: robaremos
Why: Learners sometimes forget that the 'nosotros' form in the future does not have an accent, unlike the other future forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: robo
The present tense of robar follows standard -ar patterns: robo, robas, roba, robamos, robáis, roban.
Preterite
yo: robé
The preterite of robar is regular: robé, robaste, robó, robamos, robasteis, robaron.
Imperfect
yo: robaba
The imperfect of robar is regular, using the -aba ending for all forms like robaba, robabas, and robábamos.
Conditional
yo: robaría
The conditional of robar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: robaría, robarías, robaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: robe
The present subjunctive of robar changes the 'a' to 'e': robe, robes, robe, robemos, robéis, roben.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: robara
The imperfect subjunctive of robar uses the -ra endings: robara, robaras, robara, robáramos...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ¡Roba!
Affirmative commands for robar are: roba (tú), robe (usted), robad (vosotros), roben (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: ¡No robes!
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no robes, no robe, no robemos.