Retrasar

to delay

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

retrasar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

retrasando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

retrasado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retraso I delay	I delay
tú	retrasas you delay	you delay
él/ella/usted	retrasa he/she/you delays	he/she/you delays
nosotros	retrasamos we delay	we delay
vosotros	retrasáis you all delay	you all delay
ellos/ustedes	retrasan 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	retrasaba I used to delay	I used to delay
tú	retrasabas you used to delay	you used to delay
él/ella/usted	retrasaba he/she/you used to delay	he/she/you used to delay
nosotros	retrasábamos we used to delay	we used to delay
vosotros	retrasabais you all used to delay	you all used to delay
ellos/ustedes	retrasaban 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	retrasé I delayed	I delayed
tú	retrasaste you delayed	you delayed
él/ella/usted	retrasó he/she/you delayed	he/she/you delayed
nosotros	retrasamos we delayed	we delayed
vosotros	retrasasteis you all delayed	you all delayed
ellos/ustedes	retrasaron they/you all delayed	they/you all delayed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrasaré I will delay	I will delay
tú	retrasarás you will delay	you will delay
él/ella/usted	retrasará he/she/you will delay	he/she/you will delay
nosotros	retrasaremos we will delay	we will delay
vosotros	retrasaréis you all will delay	you all will delay
ellos/ustedes	retrasarán 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	retrasaría I would delay	I would delay
tú	retrasarías you would delay	you would delay
él/ella/usted	retrasaría he/she/you would delay	he/she/you would delay
nosotros	retrasaríamos we would delay	we would delay
vosotros	retrasaríais you all would delay	you all would delay
ellos/ustedes	retrasarían 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	retrase that I delay	that I delay
tú	retrases that you delay	that you delay
él/ella/usted	retrase that he/she/you delay	that he/she/you delay
nosotros	retrasemos that we delay	that we delay
vosotros	retraséis that you all delay	that you all delay
ellos/ustedes	retrasen 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	retrasara or retrasase that I delayed	that I delayed
tú	retrasaras or retrasases that you delayed	that you delayed
él/ella/usted	retrasara or retrasase that he/she/you delayed	that he/she/you delayed
nosotros	retrasáramos or retrasásemos that we delayed	that we delayed
vosotros	retrasarais or retrasaseis that you all delayed	that you all delayed
ellos/ustedes	retrasaran or retrasasen 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 retrasado I have delayed	I have delayed
tú	has retrasado you have delayed	you have delayed
él/ella/usted	ha retrasado he/she/you have delayed	he/she/you have delayed
nosotros	hemos retrasado we have delayed	we have delayed
vosotros	habéis retrasado you all have delayed	you all have delayed
ellos/ustedes	han retrasado 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 retrasado I had delayed	I had delayed
tú	habías retrasado you had delayed	you had delayed
él/ella/usted	había retrasado he/she/you had delayed	he/she/you had delayed
nosotros	habíamos retrasado we had delayed	we had delayed
vosotros	habíais retrasado you all had delayed	you all had delayed
ellos/ustedes	habían retrasado 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 retrasado I had delayed	I had delayed
tú	hubiste retrasado you had delayed	you had delayed
él/ella/usted	hubo retrasado he/she/you had delayed	he/she/you had delayed
nosotros	hubimos retrasado we had delayed	we had delayed
vosotros	hubisteis retrasado you all had delayed	you all had delayed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron retrasado 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 retrasado I will have delayed	I will have delayed
tú	habrás retrasado you will have delayed	you will have delayed
él/ella/usted	habrá retrasado he/she/you will have delayed	he/she/you will have delayed
nosotros	habremos retrasado we will have delayed	we will have delayed
vosotros	habréis retrasado you all will have delayed	you all will have delayed
ellos/ustedes	habrán retrasado 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 retrasado I would have delayed	I would have delayed
tú	habrías retrasado you would have delayed	you would have delayed
él/ella/usted	habría retrasado he/she/you would have delayed	he/she/you would have delayed
nosotros	habríamos retrasado we would have delayed	we would have delayed
vosotros	habríais retrasado you all would have delayed	you all would have delayed
ellos/ustedes	habrían retrasado 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 retrasado that I have delayed	that I have delayed
tú	hayas retrasado that you have delayed	that you have delayed
él/ella/usted	haya retrasado that he/she/you have delayed	that he/she/you have delayed
nosotros	hayamos retrasado that we have delayed	that we have delayed
vosotros	hayáis retrasado that you all have delayed	that you all have delayed
ellos/ustedes	hayan retrasado 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 retrasado that I had delayed	that I had delayed
tú	hubieras retrasado that you had delayed	that you had delayed
él/ella/usted	hubiera retrasado that he/she/you had delayed	that he/she/you had delayed
nosotros	hubiéramos retrasado that we had delayed	that we had delayed
vosotros	hubierais retrasado that you all had delayed	that you all had delayed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran retrasado 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	retrasa	delay! (you)
usted	retrase	delay! (you formal)
nosotros	retrasemos	let's delay!
vosotros	retrasad	delay! (you all)
ustedes	retrasen	delay! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no retrases	don't delay! (you)
usted	no retrase	don't delay! (you formal)
nosotros	no retrasemos	let's not delay!
vosotros	no retraséis	don't delay! (you all)
ustedes	no retrasen	don't delay! (you all)

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