usar Future Conjugation
usar — to use
The future of usar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: usaré, usarás, usará, usaremos, usaréis, usarán.
usar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this tense to talk about what you will use in the future, like a new strategy at work or a specific tool for a project you haven't started yet.
Notes on usar in the Future
Usar is regular in the future. The stem is the full infinitive 'usar'.
Example Sentences
Mañana usaré el nuevo software.
Tomorrow I will use the new software.
yo
Ustedes usarán el aula grande para el examen.
You all will use the large classroom for the exam.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Usarás este paraguas si llueve?
Will you use this umbrella if it rains?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent marks on future endings.
Correct: Most future forms (except nosotros) need an accent: usaré, usarás, etc.
Why: The stress in the future tense always falls on the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: uso
The present tense of usar is regular: uso, usas, usa, usamos, usáis, usan.
Preterite
yo: usé
The preterite of usar is regular: usé, usaste, usó, usamos, usasteis, usaron.
Imperfect
yo: usaba
The imperfect of usar follows the standard -aba pattern: usaba, usabas, usaba, usábamos, usabais, usaban.
Conditional
yo: usaría
The conditional of usar is regular: usaría, usarías, usaría, usaríamos, usaríais, usarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: use
The present subjunctive of usar uses 'e' endings: use, uses, use, usemos, uséis, usen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: usara
The imperfect subjunctive of usar is regular: usara, usaras, usara, usáramos, usarais, usaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: usa
The affirmative imperative of usar provides commands: usa, use, usemos, usad, usen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no uses
The negative imperative of usar uses subjunctive forms: no uses, no use, no usemos, no uséis, no usen.