sacrificar Future Conjugation
sacrificar — to sacrifice
The future tense of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaré, sacrificarás, sacrificará...
sacrificar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to talk about what you will give up in the future, often in the context of long-term goals or promises.
Notes on sacrificar in the Future
Sacrificar is regular in the future. Simply add the future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Sacrificaré mis ahorros si es necesario.
I will sacrifice my savings if it's necessary.
yo
Estamos seguros de que sacrificarán su fin de semana.
We are sure they will sacrifice their weekend.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sacrificare
Correct: sacrificaré
Why: Without the accent, 'sacrificare' is the rare future subjunctive. The accent is required for the future indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sacrifico
The present tense of sacrificar is completely regular: sacrifico, sacrificas, sacrifica...
Preterite
yo: sacrifiqué
Sacrificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: sacrifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: sacrificaba
The imperfect of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaba, sacrificabas, sacrificaba...
Conditional
yo: sacrificaría
The conditional of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaría, sacrificarías, sacrificaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: sacrifique
The present subjunctive of sacrificar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: sacrifique, sacrifiques, sacrifique, sacrifiquemos, sacrifiquéis, sacrifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sacrificara
The imperfect subjunctive of sacrificar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: sacrificara, sacrificaras, sacrificara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sacrifica
The imperative uses the 'qu' spelling change for formal and plural commands: sacrifica, sacrifique, sacrifiquemos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sacrifiques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no sacrifiques, no sacrifique...