Demorar

to delay

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

demorar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

demorando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

demorado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	demoro I delay	I delay
tú	demoras you delay	you delay
él/ella/usted	demora he/she/you delays	he/she/you delays
nosotros	demoramos we delay	we delay
vosotros	demoráis you all delay	you all delay
ellos/ustedes	demoran they/you all delay	they/you all delay

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	demoraba I used to delay	I used to delay
tú	demorabas you used to delay	you used to delay
él/ella/usted	demoraba he/she/you used to delay	he/she/you used to delay
nosotros	demorábamos we used to delay	we used to delay
vosotros	demorabais you all used to delay	you all used to delay
ellos/ustedes	demoraban they/you all used to delay	they/you all used to delay

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	demoré I delayed	I delayed
tú	demoraste you delayed	you delayed
él/ella/usted	demoró he/she/you delayed	he/she/you delayed
nosotros	demoramos we delayed	we delayed
vosotros	demorasteis you all delayed	you all delayed
ellos/ustedes	demoraron they/you all delayed	they/you all delayed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	demoraré I will delay	I will delay
tú	demorarás you will delay	you will delay
él/ella/usted	demorará he/she/you will delay	he/she/you will delay
nosotros	demoraremos we will delay	we will delay
vosotros	demoraréis you all will delay	you all will delay
ellos/ustedes	demorarán they/you all will delay	they/you all will delay

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	demoraría I would delay	I would delay
tú	demorarías you would delay	you would delay
él/ella/usted	demoraría he/she/you would delay	he/she/you would delay
nosotros	demoraríamos we would delay	we would delay
vosotros	demoraríais you all would delay	you all would delay
ellos/ustedes	demorarían they/you all would delay	they/you all would delay

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	demore that I delay	that I delay
tú	demores that you delay	that you delay
él/ella/usted	demore that he/she/you delay	that he/she/you delay
nosotros	demoremos that we delay	that we delay
vosotros	demoréis that you all delay	that you all delay
ellos/ustedes	demoren that they/you all delay	that they/you all delay

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	demorara or demorase that I delayed	that I delayed
tú	demoraras or demorases that you delayed	that you delayed
él/ella/usted	demorara or demorase that he/she/you delayed	that he/she/you delayed
nosotros	demoráramos or demorásemos that we delayed	that we delayed
vosotros	demorarais or demoraseis that you all delayed	that you all delayed
ellos/ustedes	demoraran or demorasen that they/you all delayed	that they/you all delayed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	demora	delay! (you)
usted	demore	delay! (you formal)
nosotros	demoremos	let's delay!
vosotros	demorad	delay! (you all)
ustedes	demoren	delay! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no demores	don't delay! (you)
usted	no demore	don't delay! (you formal)
nosotros	no demoremos	let's not delay!
vosotros	no demoréis	don't delay! (you all)
ustedes	no demoren	don't delay! (you all)

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