
utilizar Future Conjugation
utilizar — to use
The future of utilizar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: utilizaré, utilizarás, utilizará...
utilizar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to describe what tools or methods you will use in the future, or to make a guess about what someone is using right now.
Notes on utilizar in the Future
Utilizar is regular in the future tense; no stem changes occur.
Example Sentences
Utilizaremos paneles solares en la casa nueva.
We will use solar panels in the new house.
nosotros
Mañana utilizarás el coche de tu padre.
Tomorrow you will use your father's car.
tú
Ellos utilizarán menos plástico a partir de ahora.
They will use less plastic from now on.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: utilizare
Correct: utilizaré
Why: Without the accent, it can be confused with the future subjunctive (a rare tense).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: utilizo
Utilizar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: utilizo, utilizas, utiliza, utilizamos, utilizáis, utilizan.
Preterite
yo: utilicé
The preterite of utilizar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (utilicé) but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: utilizaba
The imperfect of utilizar is regular: utilizaba, utilizabas, utilizaba, utilizábamos, utilizabais, utilizaban.
Conditional
yo: utilizaría
The conditional uses the infinitive as a base: utilizaría, utilizarías, utilizaría, utilizaríamos, utilizaríais, utilizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: utilice
The present subjunctive of utilizar changes the 'z' to 'c' in all forms: utilice, utilices, utilice, utilicemos, utilicéis, utilicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: utilizara
The imperfect subjunctive of utilizar is regular: utilizara, utilizaras, utilizara, utilizáramos, utilizarais, utilizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: utiliza
The imperative uses 'utiliza' for 'tú' and 'utilice' for 'usted'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no utilices
Negative commands for utilizar always use the 'c' spelling: no utilices, no utilice, no utilicemos, no utilicéis, no utilicen.