The Future Tense of Afeitar is used to express actions that will take place in the future, for example, Mañana me afeitaré antes de ir al trabajo. (Tomorrow I will shave before going to work.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Afeitar (to shave) in the Future Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

Afeitar generally means to shave or shear, but has several different meanings in the Future Tense, some of which might surprise you.

Literal meaning: To shave or remove hair from the face or body, for example, Me afeitaré la barba mañana (I will shave my beard tomorrow).

Figurative meaning: To cheat or swindle someone, for example, Te afeitarán en ese negocio (They will rip you off in that business deal).

Slang meaning: To beat or defeat someone decisively, for example, Los afeitaremos en el próximo partido (We will beat them decisively in the next game).

Colloquial meaning: To get very close or graze something, for example, El coche me afeitará si no me muevo (The car will graze me if I don’t move).

Examples

Examples of Afeitar in the Future Tense

Mañana afeitaré mi barba antes de ir a la oficina. (Tomorrow I will shave my beard before going to the office.)

¿Afeitarás tu bigote para la boda de tu hermano? (Will you shave your mustache for your brother’s wedding?)

Ella afeitará sus piernas antes de ponerse el vestido nuevo. (She will shave her legs before putting on the new dress.)

Nosotros afeitaremos nuestras caras antes del viaje para verse más presentables. (We will shave our faces before the trip to look more presentable.)

Ellos afeitarán sus cabezas en señal de duelo por su difunto líder. (They will shave their heads in mourning for their deceased leader.)

Después de la cirugía, el médico afeitará la zona operada. (After the surgery, the doctor will shave the operated area.)

Para el Día del Niño, los padres afeitarán las cabezas de sus hijos con diseños divertidos. (For Children’s Day, parents will shave their kids’ heads with fun designs.)

Antes de entrar al servicio militar, los reclutas afeitarán sus cabezas por completo. (Before entering military service, the recruits will shave their heads completely.)

El peluquero afeitará la nuca de su cliente con mucho cuidado. (The hairdresser will shave the nape of their client’s neck very carefully.)

Para la obra de teatro, el actor afeitará sus cejas para interpretar al villano. (For the play, the actor will shave his eyebrows to portray the villain.)

Después del parto, la partera afeitará la zona íntima de la madre. (After childbirth, the midwife will shave the mother’s intimate area.)

El barbero afeitará la cara de su cliente con una navaja de afeitar antigua. (The barber will shave his client’s face with an old-fashioned straight razor.)

Para la competencia de natación, los nadadores afeitarán sus cuerpos para reducir la resistencia en el agua. (For the swimming competition, the swimmers will shave their bodies to reduce water resistance.)

Antes de la cirugía de trasplante de cabello, el cirujano afeitará la zona donante. (Before the hair transplant surgery, the surgeon will shave the donor area.)

En la peluquería, el estilista afeitará el cuello de su cliente con mucha precisión. (At the hairdresser’s, the stylist will shave their client’s neck with great precision.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Afeitar (to shave) in the Future Tense tense (Latin American 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.