tropezar Future Conjugation
tropezar — to trip
The future tense is fully regular: tropezaré, tropezarás, tropezará...
tropezar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict what will happen, like 'You will trip if you don't tie your laces.'
Notes on tropezar in the Future
Tropezar is regular in the future. Just add the endings directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Te tropezarás si no te atas los cordones.
You will trip if you don't tie your laces.
tú
Mañana tropezaremos con la solución al problema.
Tomorrow we will stumble upon the solution to the problem.
nosotros
Algún día tropezarán con la verdad.
Someday they will stumble upon the truth.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Applying the stem change: 'tropiezaré'.
Correct: tropezaré
Why: The future tense uses the full infinitive; it never takes a stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tropiezo
The present of tropezar has an e-to-ie stem change (tropiezo) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: tropecé
The preterite of tropezar is regular except for the yo form, which changes to 'tropecé' to keep the sound right.
Imperfect
yo: tropezaba
Tropezar is completely regular in the imperfect tense: tropezaba, tropezabas, tropezaba...
Conditional
yo: tropezaría
The conditional is fully regular: tropezaría, tropezarías, tropezaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: tropiece
The present subjunctive follows the e-to-ie stem change and the z-to-c spelling change (tropiece).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tropezara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: tropezara, tropezaras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tropieza
The imperative uses 'tropieza' for 'tú' and 'tropiece' for 'usted'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tropieces
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no tropieces, no tropiece...