delimitar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
delimitar — to mark off
Use delimite, delimitemos, delimiten for wishes, doubts, or emotions about delimitar.
delimitar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty. If you want someone to mark something off, or if you're unsure if it's marked off, you'll use this tense. For example, 'Espero que delimites el área.' (I hope you mark off the area.)
Notes on delimitar in the Present Subjunctive
Delimitar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are derived from the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('delimito').
Example Sentences
Espero que tú delimites tu espacio.
I hope you mark off your space.
tú
Quiero que usted delimite la zona de seguridad.
I want you (formal) to mark off the safety zone.
Dudamos que ellos delimiten el camino correcto.
We doubt that they will mark off the correct path.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que nosotros delimitemos las tareas.
It's important that we mark off the tasks.
nosotros
No creo que vosotros delimitéis el perímetro.
I don't think you all will mark off the perimeter.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: After 'espero que', use 'delimites', not 'delimitas'.
Why: Expressions of hope, doubt, or emotion trigger the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'delimitéis' (vosotros).
Correct: The vosotros form is 'delimitéis', with the accent on the 'e'.
Why: The accent is needed to maintain the correct pronunciation for the vosotros form in the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: delimito
The present tense of delimitar is regular: delimito, delimitas, delimita, delimitamos, delimitáis, delimitan.
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.
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.