delatar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
delatar — to report
The present subjunctive (delate, delates, delatemos, delaten, delatéis) is used after wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
delatar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive of 'delatar' when expressing wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty about someone reporting something. For example, 'Espero que no delates mi secreto.' (I hope you don't report my secret.) or 'Dudo que delate a sus amigos.' (I doubt he'll report his friends.) It's also used in negative commands.
Notes on delatar in the Present Subjunctive
Delatar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are derived from the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('delato') by changing the ending to -e for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Espero que delates la verdad.
I hope you report the truth.
tú
Quiero que usted delate al culpable.
I want you to report the culprit.
No creemos que ellos delaten a nadie.
We don't believe they will report anyone.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me alegra que no delatemos a los demás.
I'm glad we're not reporting the others.
nosotros
Es posible que vosotros delatéis el plan.
It's possible that you all (plural, informal) will report the plan.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After expressions of doubt, hope, or emotion, use the present subjunctive: 'Dudo que delate' not 'Dudo que delata'.
Why: These trigger phrases require the subjunctive mood to express uncertainty or subjective feelings.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'i' in the vosotros form.
Correct: The vosotros present subjunctive form is 'delatéis', not 'delatés'.
Why: The standard rule for regular -ar verbs is to change the -a to -e in the present subjunctive, and for vosotros, add -is to the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: delato
The present tense of 'delatar' is regular: delato, delatas, delata, delatamos, delatáis, delatan.
Preterite
yo: delaté
The preterite of 'delatar' is regular: delaté, delataste, delató, delatamos, delatasteis, delataron.
Imperfect
yo: delataba
The imperfect of 'delatar' is regular: delataba, delatabas, delataba, delatábamos, delatabais, delataban.
Future
yo: delataré
The future tense of 'delatar' is regular: delataré, delatarás, delatará, delataremos, delataréis, delatarán.
Conditional
yo: delataría
The conditional of 'delatar' is regular: delataría, delatarías, delataría, delataríamos, delataríais, delatarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: delatara
The imperfect subjunctive (delatara/delatase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts about past events.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: delata
Delata (tú), delate (usted), delatemos (nosotros), delaten (ustedes), delatad (vosotros) are commands to report.
Negative Imperative
yo: no delates
No delates (tú), no delate (usted), no delatemos (nosotros), no delaten (ustedes), no delatéis (vosotros) are negative commands not to report.