delimitar Present Conjugation
delimitar — to mark off
The present tense of delimitar is regular: delimito, delimitas, delimita, delimitamos, delimitáis, delimitan.
delimitar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths. For 'delimitar', it means you are currently marking something off, or it's something you regularly do. For example, 'Yo delimito el área cada mañana.' (I mark off the area every morning.)
Notes on delimitar in the Present
Delimitar is a regular -ar verb and conjugates normally in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Yo delimito mi terreno con vallas.
I mark off my land with fences.
yo
¿Tú delimitas el espacio para los invitados?
Do you mark off the space for the guests?
tú
Él delimita la zona de trabajo.
He marks off the work area.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros delimitamos las parcelas antes de venderlas.
We mark off the plots before selling them.
nosotros
Vosotros delimitáis el perímetro del jardín.
You all mark off the perimeter of the garden.
vosotros
Ellos delimitan el área de juego.
They mark off the playing area.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense for a completed past action.
Correct: Use the preterite 'delimitó' for a specific past action, not 'delimita'.
Why: The present tense describes ongoing or habitual actions, not single completed events in the past.
Mistake: Incorrect endings for vosotros.
Correct: The correct ending is '-áis', so 'delimitáis'.
Why: Regular -ar verbs in the present indicative have '-áis' for vosotros.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: delimité
The preterite of delimitar is regular: delimité, delimitaste, delimitó, delimitamos, delimitasteis, delimitaron.
Imperfect
yo: delimitaba
The imperfect of delimitar is regular: delimitaba, delimitabas, delimitaba, delimitábamos, delimitabais, delimitaban.
Future
yo: delimitaré
The future of delimitar is regular: delimitaré, delimitarás, delimitará, delimitaremos, delimitaréis, delimitarán.
Conditional
yo: delimitaría
The conditional of delimitar is regular: delimitaría, delimitarías, delimitaría, delimitaríamos, delimitaríais, delimitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: delimite
Use delimite, delimitemos, delimiten for wishes, doubts, or emotions about delimitar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: delimitara
Use delimitara/delimitase or delimitara/delimitase for past hypotheticals or wishes with delimitar.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: delimita
Use delimita, delimite, delimitemos, delimitad, delimiten for direct commands with delimitar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no delimites
Use no delimites, no delimite, no delimitemos, no delimitéis, no delimiten for negative commands with delimitar.