The Future Tense of Despertarse is used to talk about waking up at some point in the future. For example, Me despertaré a las 7 de la mañana. (I will wake up at 7 in the morning.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Despertarse (to wake up) in the Future Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

Despertarse generally means to wake up or become awake, but has several different meanings in the Future Tense, some of which might surprise you.

Literal meaning: To wake up from sleep, for example, Me despertaré a las 7 am mañana. (I will wake up at 7 am tomorrow).

Figurative meaning: To become aware or conscious of something, for example, La gente se despertará a la realidad del cambio climático. (People will wake up to the reality of climate change).

Slang meaning: To become alert or attentive, often used in a rude way, for example, ¡Despertarás cuando te dé una bofetada! (You’ll wake up when I slap you!)

Idiomatic meaning: To start taking something seriously, for example, Los políticos se despertarán a las necesidades del pueblo. (The politicians will wake up to the needs of the people).

Examples

Examples of Despertarse in the Future Tense

Mañana me despertaré temprano para ir al aeropuerto. (Tomorrow I will wake up early to go to the airport.)

Si no pones la alarma, ¿cómo te despertarás a tiempo? (If you don’t set the alarm, how will you wake up on time?)

El bebé probablemente se despertará durante la noche. (The baby will probably wake up during the night.)

Después de las vacaciones, nos despertaremos con más energía. (After the vacation, we will wake up with more energy.)

Mis vecinos se despertarán con el ruido de la construcción. (My neighbors will wake up from the construction noise.)

Cuando suene la alarma, me despertaré de un salto. (When the alarm goes off, I will jump out of bed.)

Si no duermes bien, te despertarás con ojeras. (If you don’t sleep well, you will wake up with bags under your eyes.)

El gallo se despertará al amanecer y nos despertará a todos. (The rooster will wake up at dawn and wake us all up.)

Para el retiro de meditación, nos despertaremos muy temprano. (For the meditation retreat, we will wake up very early.)

Aunque estén cansados, los niños se despertarán emocionados el día de Navidad. (Even though they’re tired, the kids will wake up excited on Christmas day.)

Con la nueva rutina de ejercicio, me despertaré con más energía. (With the new exercise routine, I will wake up with more energy.)

Si no pones la alarma, te despertarás tarde para el trabajo. (If you don’t set the alarm, you will wake up late for work.)

El ruido de los petardos nos despertará a todos a medianoche. (The noise from the firecrackers will wake us all up at midnight.)

Aunque esté cansado, me despertaré temprano para estudiar. (Even though I’m tired, I will wake up early to study.)

Con el nuevo trabajo, se despertarán muy temprano todos los días. (With the new job, they will wake up very early every day.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Despertarse (to wake up) 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.