The Future Tense of asustar is used to express actions that will frighten or scare someone in the future. For example, Los fantasmas asustarán a los niños. (The ghosts will scare the children.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Asustar (to scare) in the Future Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

Asustar generally means to frighten or scare, but has several different meanings in the Future Tense, some of which might surprise you.

To frighten or scare: For example, Yo lo asustaré con una máscara de terror. (I will frighten him with a terrifying mask.)

To intimidate or threaten: For example, El pandillero nos asustará si no le pagamos la cuota. (The gang member will intimidate us if we don’t pay the fee.)

To shock or startle (colloquial): For example, ¡La fiesta sorpresa lo asustará cuando llegue! (The surprise party will startle him when he arrives!)

To scare away (animals): For example, Asustaremos a los pájaros con un espantapájaros. (We will scare the birds away with a scarecrow.)

To discourage or deter (colloquial): For example, Los altos precios me asustarán y no compraré nada. (The high prices will deter me and I won’t buy anything.)

Examples

Examples of Asustar in the Future Tense

Si no estudias, asustarás al profesor con tus malas notas. (If you don’t study, you will scare the teacher with your bad grades.)

Después de ver esa película de terror, asustaremos a nuestros amigos con las mejores escenas. (After watching that horror movie, we will scare our friends with the best scenes.)

Los niños asustarán a sus padres con sus disfraces de Halloween este año. (The children will scare their parents with their Halloween costumes this year.)

El equipo de fútbol asustará a sus rivales con su nueva estrategia ofensiva. (The soccer team will scare their rivals with their new offensive strategy.)

Cuando veas los resultados de tus exámenes, asustaré con mi reacción exagerada. (When you see the results of your exams, I will scare you with my exaggerated reaction.)

Si no preparas bien tu presentación, asustarás a la audiencia con tu falta de conocimiento. (If you don’t prepare your presentation well, you will scare the audience with your lack of knowledge.)

Los payasos del circo asustarán a los niños con sus caras pintadas y sus trucos. (The circus clowns will scare the children with their painted faces and tricks.)

En la fiesta de disfraces, asustaremos a todos con nuestros trajes de zombies. (At the costume party, we will scare everyone with our zombie outfits.)

El nuevo jefe asustará a los empleados con sus altas expectativas y su estricto liderazgo. (The new boss will scare the employees with his high expectations and strict leadership.)

Cuando veas la factura del mecánico, asustaré con mi grito de sorpresa. (When you see the mechanic’s bill, I will scare you with my scream of surprise.)

Los manifestantes asustarán al gobierno con sus protestas masivas y sus demandas radicales. (The protesters will scare the government with their massive protests and radical demands.)

En la próxima reunión, asustaremos a nuestros colegas con nuestras ideas innovadoras y disruptivas. (At the next meeting, we will scare our colleagues with our innovative and disruptive ideas.)

El nuevo vecino asustará a todos con su perro enorme y feroz. (The new neighbor will scare everyone with his huge and fierce dog.)

Cuando veas la cuenta del hospital, asustaré con mi desmayo fingido. (When you see the hospital bill, I will scare you with my fake faint.)

Los activistas asustarán a la compañía con sus campañas de boicot y sus acusaciones de prácticas poco éticas. (The activists will scare the company with their boycott campaigns and accusations of unethical practices.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Asustar (to scare) 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.