suceder Future Conjugation
suceder — to happen
The future of suceder is regular: sucederé, sucederás, sucederá, sucederemos, sucederéis, sucederán.
suceder Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict events or express what will happen. It can also express probability in the present (e.g., 'I wonder what is happening').
Notes on suceder in the Future
Suceder is regular in the future. Simply add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Algo bueno sucederá pronto.
Something good will happen soon.
él/ella/usted
Los cambios sucederán gradualmente.
The changes will happen gradually.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No sé qué sucederá mañana.
I don't know what will happen tomorrow.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'va a suceder' for every future situation.
Correct: Use 'sucederá' for formal predictions or written Spanish.
Why: While 'va a' is common in speech, the synthetic future 'sucederá' is better for formal contexts.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sucedo
The present of suceder is regular: sucedo, sucedes, sucede, sucedemos, sucedéis, suceden.
Preterite
yo: sucedí
The preterite of suceder is regular: sucedí, sucediste, sucedió, sucedimos, sucedisteis, sucedieron.
Imperfect
yo: sucedía
The imperfect of suceder is regular: sucedía, sucedías, sucedía, sucedíamos, sucedíais, sucedían.
Conditional
yo: sucedería
The conditional of suceder is regular: sucedería, sucederías, sucedería, sucederíamos, sucederíais, sucederían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suceda
The present subjunctive of suceder is regular: suceda, sucedas, suceda, sucedamos, sucedáis, sucedan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sucediera
The imperfect subjunctive of suceder is regular: sucediera, sucedieras, sucediera, sucediéramos, sucedierais, sucedieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sucede
The affirmative imperative of suceder is: sucede (tú), suceda (usted), sucedamos (nosotros), suceded (vosotros), sucedan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sucedas
The negative imperative of suceder uses the present subjunctive: no sucedas, no suceda, no sucedamos, no sucedáis, no sucedan.