The Future Tense of enfermar is used to talk about getting sick or becoming ill in the future. For example, Enfermaré si no me cuido. (I will get sick if I don’t take care of myself.)

Enfermar is a regular -ar verb, so its Future Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Enfermar (to get sick) in the Future Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

Enfermar generally means to get sick or ill, but has several different meanings in the Future Tense, some of which might surprise you.

To become ill or sick: For example, Enfermaré si no me cuido bien. (I will get sick if I don’t take care of myself.)

To deteriorate or spoil (for food or plants): For example, Las verduras enfermarán si no las refrigeramos. (The vegetables will spoil if we don’t refrigerate them.)

To become infected or diseased: For example, El paciente enfermará si no toma los antibióticos. (The patient will become infected if they don’t take the antibiotics.)

To become obsessed or fixated (colloquial): For example, Enfermarás con esa serie si no te controlas. (You’ll become obsessed with that show if you don’t control yourself.)

To become extremely annoyed or irritated (colloquial, rude): For example, Me enfermaréis con vuestras tonterías. (You all will really annoy me with your nonsense.)

Examples

Examples of Enfermar in the Future Tense

Si no te cuidas, enfermarás. (If you don’t take care of yourself, you will get sick.)

Después de las vacaciones, enfermaré porque siempre me pasa. (After the holidays, I will get sick because that always happens to me.)

Con el cambio de clima, los niños enfermarán más seguido. (With the changing weather, children will get sick more often.)

Si no descansas lo suficiente, enfermarás otra vez. (If you don’t rest enough, you will get sick again.)

Cuando llegue el invierno, enfermaremos con la gripe. (When winter arrives, we will get the flu.)

Si no se vacunan, enfermarán con algún virus. (If they don’t get vaccinated, they will get sick with some virus.)

Con tanto estrés en el trabajo, enfermaré pronto. (With so much stress at work, I will get sick soon.)

Si no se abriga bien, el bebé enfermará. (If the baby is not bundled up well, it will get sick.)

Con la contaminación en la ciudad, enfermaremos de los pulmones. (With the pollution in the city, we will get lung problems.)

Si no se lavan las manos, enfermarán con algún virus. (If they don’t wash their hands, they will get sick with some virus.)

Con la mala alimentación, enfermaréis del estómago. (With poor nutrition, you all will get stomach problems.)

Si no hacen ejercicio, enfermarán del corazón. (If they don’t exercise, they will develop heart problems.)

Con el calor intenso, enfermaré de insolación. (With the intense heat, I will get heat stroke.)

Si no se protegen del sol, enfermarán de cáncer de piel. (If they don’t protect themselves from the sun, they will get skin cancer.)

Con tanto trabajo, enfermaremos de estrés. (With so much work, we will get sick from stress.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Enfermar (to get sick) in the Future Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Future tense is also known as the Simple Future, Future Simple, Future Tense, Future Indicative, or Will Future in English, and as Futuro Simple, Futuro Imperfecto, Tiempo Futuro, Futuro de Indicativo, or Indicativo Futuro in Spanish.