deferir

to defer

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

defiriendo

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

deferido

Simple tenses

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	defiero I defer	I defer
tú	defieres you defer	you defer
él/ella/usted	defiere he/she/you defers	he/she/you defers
nosotros	deferimos we defer	we defer
vosotros	deferís you all defer	you all defer
ellos/ustedes	defieren they/you all defer	they/you all defer

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	defería I used to defer	I used to defer
tú	deferías you used to defer	you used to defer
él/ella/usted	defería he/she/you used to defer	he/she/you used to defer
nosotros	deferíamos we used to defer	we used to defer
vosotros	deferíais you all used to defer	you all used to defer
ellos/ustedes	deferían they/you all used to defer	they/you all used to defer

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	deferí I defered	I defered
tú	deferiste you defered	you defered
él/ella/usted	defirió he/she/you defered	he/she/you defered
nosotros	deferimos we defered	we defered
vosotros	deferisteis you all defered	you all defered
ellos/ustedes	defirieron they/you all defered	they/you all defered

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	deferiré I will defer	I will defer
tú	deferirás you will defer	you will defer
él/ella/usted	deferirá he/she/you will defer	he/she/you will defer
nosotros	deferiremos we will defer	we will defer
vosotros	deferiréis you all will defer	you all will defer
ellos/ustedes	deferirán they/you all will defer	they/you all will defer

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	deferiría I would defer	I would defer
tú	deferirías you would defer	you would defer
él/ella/usted	deferiría he/she/you would defer	he/she/you would defer
nosotros	deferiríamos we would defer	we would defer
vosotros	deferiríais you all would defer	you all would defer
ellos/ustedes	deferirían they/you all would defer	they/you all would defer

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	defiera that I defer	that I defer
tú	defieras that you defer	that you defer
él/ella/usted	defiera that he/she/you defer	that he/she/you defer
nosotros	defiramos that we defer	that we defer
vosotros	defiráis that you all defer	that you all defer
ellos/ustedes	defieran that they/you all defer	that they/you all defer

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	defiriera or defiriese that I defered	that I defered
tú	defirieras or defirieses that you defered	that you defered
él/ella/usted	defiriera or defiriese that he/she/you defered	that he/she/you defered
nosotros	defiriéramos or defiriésemos that we defered	that we defered
vosotros	defirierais or defirieseis that you all defered	that you all defered
ellos/ustedes	defirieran or defiriesen that they/you all defered	that they/you all defered

Compound tenses

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he deferido I have defered	I have defered
tú	has deferido you have defered	you have defered
él/ella/usted	ha deferido he/she/you have defered	he/she/you have defered
nosotros	hemos deferido we have defered	we have defered
vosotros	habéis deferido you all have defered	you all have defered
ellos/ustedes	han deferido they/you all have defered	they/you all have defered

Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había deferido I had defered	I had defered
tú	habías deferido you had defered	you had defered
él/ella/usted	había deferido he/she/you had defered	he/she/you had defered
nosotros	habíamos deferido we had defered	we had defered
vosotros	habíais deferido you all had defered	you all had defered
ellos/ustedes	habían deferido they/you all had defered	they/you all had defered

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube deferido I had defered	I had defered
tú	hubiste deferido you had defered	you had defered
él/ella/usted	hubo deferido he/she/you had defered	he/she/you had defered
nosotros	hubimos deferido we had defered	we had defered
vosotros	hubisteis deferido you all had defered	you all had defered
ellos/ustedes	hubieron deferido they/you all had defered	they/you all had defered

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré deferido I will have defered	I will have defered
tú	habrás deferido you will have defered	you will have defered
él/ella/usted	habrá deferido he/she/you will have defered	he/she/you will have defered
nosotros	habremos deferido we will have defered	we will have defered
vosotros	habréis deferido you all will have defered	you all will have defered
ellos/ustedes	habrán deferido they/you all will have defered	they/you all will have defered

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría deferido I would have defered	I would have defered
tú	habrías deferido you would have defered	you would have defered
él/ella/usted	habría deferido he/she/you would have defered	he/she/you would have defered
nosotros	habríamos deferido we would have defered	we would have defered
vosotros	habríais deferido you all would have defered	you all would have defered
ellos/ustedes	habrían deferido they/you all would have defered	they/you all would have defered

Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya deferido that I have defered	that I have defered
tú	hayas deferido that you have defered	that you have defered
él/ella/usted	haya deferido that he/she/you have defered	that he/she/you have defered
nosotros	hayamos deferido that we have defered	that we have defered
vosotros	hayáis deferido that you all have defered	that you all have defered
ellos/ustedes	hayan deferido that they/you all have defered	that they/you all have defered

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera deferido that I had defered	that I had defered
tú	hubieras deferido that you had defered	that you had defered
él/ella/usted	hubiera deferido that he/she/you had defered	that he/she/you had defered
nosotros	hubiéramos deferido that we had defered	that we had defered
vosotros	hubierais deferido that you all had defered	that you all had defered
ellos/ustedes	hubieran deferido that they/you all had defered	that they/you all had defered

Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	defiere	defer! (you)
usted	defiera	defer! (you formal)
nosotros	defiramos	let's defer!
vosotros	deferid	defer! (you all)
ustedes	defieran	defer! (you all)

Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no defieras	don't defer! (you)
usted	no defiera	don't defer! (you formal)
nosotros	no defiramos	let's not defer!
vosotros	no defiráis	don't defer! (you all)
ustedes	no defieran	don't defer! (you all)

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