traducir Future Conjugation
traducir — to translate
The future of traducir is regular: traduciré, traducirás, traducirá...
traducir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to talk about translation work that will happen later or to make a prediction.
Notes on traducir in the Future
Traducir is completely regular in the future tense. Just add the future endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Traduciré el correo cuando llegue a casa.
I will translate the email when I get home.
yo
Mañana traduciremos el contrato.
Tomorrow we will translate the contract.
nosotros
¿Traducirás este artículo para mí?
Will you translate this article for me?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding the 'j' from the preterite (tradujeré).
Correct: traduciré
Why: The future tense always uses the infinitive as the base, not the irregular past stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: traduzco
Traducir is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form: traduzco.
Preterite
yo: traduje
Traducir is a 'j-stem' irregular verb in the preterite: traduje, tradujiste, tradujo...
Imperfect
yo: traducía
The imperfect of traducir is regular: traducía, traducías, traducía...
Conditional
yo: traduciría
The conditional of traducir is regular: traduciría, traducirías, traduciría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: traduzca
Traducir uses the 'zc' spelling change (traduzca) for all people in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tradujera
The imperfect subjunctive of traducir uses the 'j' stem: tradujera, tradujeras, tradujera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: traduce
Use 'traduce' for friends (tú) and 'traduzca' for formal situations (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no traduzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' forms: no traduzcas, no traduzca...