The Future Tense of calentar is used to express actions that will take place in the future. For example, Calentaré la comida antes de comer. (I will heat up the food before eating.)
Calentar is a regular -ar verb, so its Future Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Calentar (to heat) in the Future Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
Pronoun | Conjugation |
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Yo | calentaré |
Tú | calentarás |
Él / Ella / Usted | calentará |
Nosotros / Nosotras | calentaremos |
Vosotros / Vosotras | calentaréis |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | calentarán |
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Usage of Calentar in the Future Tense
Calentar generally means to heat or warm something up, but has several different meanings in the Future Tense, some of which might surprise you.
To heat or warm up: for example, Calentaré la sopa antes de servirla. (I will heat up the soup before serving it.)
To excite or arouse (slang): for example, La película que veremos esta noche me calentará. (The movie we’ll watch tonight will turn me on.)
To annoy or bother: for example, No me calentarás la cabeza con tus tonterías. (You won’t bother me with your nonsense.)
To warm up (for exercise): for example, Antes del partido, calentaremos haciendo estiramientos. (Before the game, we will warm up by doing stretches.)
To get heated or intense (colloquial): for example, La discusión se calentará cuando saquen el tema de la política. (The discussion will get heated when they bring up politics.)
Examples
Examples of Calentar in the Future Tense
Mañana calentaré la comida antes de que llegues a casa. (Tomorrow I will heat up the food before you get home.)
Este invierno, calentaremos la casa con la chimenea para ahorrar en la factura de la calefacción. (This winter, we will heat the house with the fireplace to save on the heating bill.)
¿Calentarás las tortillas antes de servirlas? (Will you heat up the tortillas before serving them?)
Para la fiesta, calentarán el horno de leña para hacer pizzas. (For the party, they will heat up the wood-fired oven to make pizzas.)
Después del entrenamiento, calentaré un poco de chocolate caliente. (After practice, I will heat up some hot chocolate.)
Si hace frío esta noche, calentaremos la sala con una estufa eléctrica. (If it gets cold tonight, we will heat the living room with a space heater.)
Para el desayuno, calentarás las gachas en la estufa, ¿verdad? (For breakfast, you will heat up the porridge on the stove, right?)
Cuando llegue el invierno, calentarán la piscina con calentadores solares. (When winter comes, they will heat the pool with solar heaters.)
Antes de irnos de camping, calentaré algunas latas de comida. (Before we go camping, I will heat up some canned food.)
Para la reunión familiar, calentaremos el horno para hornear pays. (For the family gathering, we will heat the oven to bake pies.)
¿Calentarás los frijoles refritos en el microondas o en la estufa? (Will you heat up the refried beans in the microwave or on the stove?)
Cuando haga más frío, calentarán la casa con calefacción central. (When it gets colder, they will heat the house with central heating.)
Para el café de la mañana, calentaré un poco de leche. (For morning coffee, I will heat up some milk.)
Si vamos a acampar, calentaremos el agua para las comidas sobre la fogata. (If we go camping, we will heat water for meals over the campfire.)
Antes de servir la cena, calentarás los platos en el horno para que no se enfríe la comida. (Before serving dinner, you will heat the plates in the oven so the food doesn’t get cold.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Calentar (to heat) in the Future Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
Spanish | English |
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Yo calentaré | I will heat |
Tú calentarás | You will heat |
Él / Ella / Usted calentará | He / She / You (formal) will heat |
Nosotros / Nosotras calentaremos | We will heat |
Vosotros / Vosotras calentaréis | You all will heat |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes calentarán | They / You all (formal) will heat |
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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.