sobrevivir Future Conjugation
sobrevivir — to survive
The future of sobrevivir uses the infinitive plus standard endings: sobreviviré, sobrevivirás, sobrevivirá, sobreviviremos, sobreviviréis, sobrevivirán.
sobrevivir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to make predictions about who will survive a challenge or to express determination to get through a tough time.
Notes on sobrevivir in the Future
Sobrevivir is regular in the future. Just attach the endings directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Estoy seguro de que sobrevivirás a este examen.
I am sure you will survive this exam.
tú
La empresa sobrevivirá a la crisis económica.
The company will survive the economic crisis.
él/ella/usted
Sobreviviremos pase lo que pase.
We will survive no matter what happens.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sobreviveré
Correct: sobreviviré
Why: Learners sometimes change the 'i' of the infinitive to 'e' by accident.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sobrevivo
Sobrevivir is completely regular in the present tense: sobrevivo, sobrevives, sobrevive, sobrevivimos, sobrevivís, sobreviven.
Preterite
yo: sobreviví
Sobrevivir is regular in the preterite: sobreviví, sobreviviste, sobrevivió, sobrevivimos, sobrevivisteis, sobrevivieron.
Imperfect
yo: sobrevivía
Sobrevivir in the imperfect follows regular -ir patterns: sobrevivía, sobrevivías, sobrevivía, sobrevivíamos, sobrevivíais, sobrevivían.
Conditional
yo: sobreviviría
Sobrevivir is regular in the conditional: sobreviviría, sobrevivirías, sobreviviría, sobreviviríamos, sobreviviríais, sobrevivirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sobreviva
The present subjunctive of sobrevivir is regular: sobreviva, sobrevivas, sobreviva, sobrevivamos, sobreviváis, sobrevivan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sobreviviera
Sobrevivir in the imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite stem: sobreviviera, sobrevivieras, sobreviviera, sobreviviéramos, sobrevivierais, sobrevivieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sobrevive
The imperative of sobrevivir is regular: sobrevive (tú), sobreviva (usted), sobrevivamos (nosotros), sobrevivíd (vosotros), sobrevivan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sobrevivas
The negative imperative of sobrevivir uses the present subjunctive: no sobrevivas, no sobreviva, no sobrevivamos, no sobreviváis, no sobrevivan.