sabotear Future Conjugation
sabotear — to sabotage
The future tense (sabotearé, sabotearás, saboteará, sabotearemos, sabotearéis, sabotearán) indicates actions that will happen.
sabotear Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that will occur in the future. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present.
Notes on sabotear in the Future
Sabotear is regular in the future tense; the stem is the infinitive 'sabotear'.
Example Sentences
Yo sabotearé cualquier intento de fraude.
I will sabotage any attempt at fraud.
yo
¿Tú sabotearás la competencia?
Will you sabotage the competition?
tú
Ella saboteará el plan si es necesario.
She will sabotage the plan if necessary.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros sabotearemos la injusticia.
We will sabotage injustice.
nosotros
Ellos sabotearán el sistema desde adentro.
They will sabotage the system from within.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: For future actions, use the future tense: 'Sabotearé', not 'Saboteo'.
Why: The present tense refers to current actions or habits, not future ones.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on future forms.
Correct: All future tense forms require an accent on the final vowel (e.g., sabotearé, sabotearás, saboteará).
Why: The accent marks the stress and distinguishes these forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: saboteo
The present tense (saboteo, saboteas, sabotea, saboteamos, saboteáis, sabotean) describes current actions, habits, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: saboteé
The preterite of sabotear is regular: saboteé, saboteaste, saboteó, saboteamos, saboteasteis, sabotearon.
Imperfect
yo: saboteaba
The imperfect of sabotear (saboteaba, saboteabas, saboteaba, saboteábamos, saboteabais, saboteaban) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Conditional
yo: sabotearía
The conditional (sabotearía, sabotearías, sabotearía, sabotearíamos, sabotearíais, sabotearían) expresses hypotheticals ('would') or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sabotee
The present subjunctive (sabotee/sabotees/sabotee/saboteemos/saboteéis/saboteen) expresses wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: saboteara
The imperfect subjunctive (saboteara/sabotearas/saboteara/saboteáramos/sabotearais/sabotearan) expresses past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sabotea
Sabotea! commands are direct: sabotea (tú), sabotee (usted), saboteemos (nosotros), saboteen (ustedes), sabotead (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sabotees
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no sabotees (tú), no sabotee (usted), no saboteemos (nosotros), no saboteen (ustedes), no saboteéis (vosotros).