The Future Tense of picar is used to express actions that will take place in the future. For example, Yo picaré las cebollas. (I will chop the onions.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Picar (to chop) in the Future Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

Picar generally means to prick, sting, or bite, but has several different meanings in the Future Tense, some of which might surprise you.

To prick or sting: For example, El escorpión te picará si no tienes cuidado. (The scorpion will sting you if you’re not careful.)

To bite: For example, La serpiente te picará si te acercas demasiado. (The snake will bite you if you get too close.)

To eat a snack or appetizer: For example, Picaremos unos nachos antes de la cena. (We will snack on some nachos before dinner.)

To cut or chop into small pieces: For example, Picaré las cebollas para la ensalada. (I will chop the onions for the salad.)

To tease or make fun of (colloquial): For example, Mis amigos me picarán por mi nuevo corte de pelo. (My friends will tease me about my new haircut.)

To provoke or irritate (colloquial): For example, No lo picaré más, lo prometo. (I won’t provoke him anymore, I promise.)

Examples

Examples of Picar in the Future Tense

Mañana picaré algunas cebollas para la cena. (Tomorrow I will chop some onions for dinner.)

¿Picarás la carne para el asado este fin de semana? (Will you chop the meat for the barbecue this weekend?)

Ella picará las verduras para la ensalada. (She will chop the vegetables for the salad.)

Nosotros picaremos la fruta para el postre después de la cena. (We will chop the fruit for dessert after dinner.)

Ellos picarán la madera para la fogata en el campamento. (They will chop the wood for the campfire at the campsite.)

Antes de salir de viaje, picaré algunas hierbas frescas para llevar. (Before leaving on the trip, I will chop some fresh herbs to take.)

Para la fiesta, picarás los ingredientes para hacer guacamole. (For the party, you will chop the ingredients to make guacamole.)

El chef picará finamente las cebollas para el sofrito. (The chef will finely chop the onions for the sofrito.)

Mis amigos y yo picaremos leña para la fogata en la playa. (My friends and I will chop firewood for the bonfire on the beach.)

Los jardineros picarán las ramas caídas para hacer mantillo. (The gardeners will chop the fallen branches to make mulch.)

Después del trabajo, picaré algunas verduras para hacer una ensalada fresca. (After work, I will chop some vegetables to make a fresh salad.)

¿Me picarás un poco de cilantro para los tacos? (Will you chop some cilantro for the tacos?)

Para el picnic, ella picará frutas y verduras para hacer unas pinchadas. (For the picnic, she will chop fruits and vegetables to make some skewers.)

Mis compañeros de trabajo y yo picaremos algunas verduras para el almuerzo comunitario. (My coworkers and I will chop some vegetables for the community lunch.)

Los cocineros picarán finas hierbas para decorar los platos principales. (The cooks will chop fine herbs to garnish the main dishes.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Picar (to chop) 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.