delirar Imperfect Conjugation
delirar — to be delirious
The imperfect of 'delirar' is regular: deliraba, delirabas, deliraba, delirábamos, delirabais, deliraban.
delirar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense of 'delirar' to describe a state of being delirious that was ongoing in the past, or a habitual action of being delirious. It sets the scene or describes background conditions.
Notes on delirar in the Imperfect
The verb 'delirar' is regular in the imperfect tense. All forms follow the standard -ar conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Cuando estaba enfermo, deliraba mucho.
When I was sick, I used to get delirious a lot.
yo
Ella deliraba mientras dormía profundamente.
She was delirious while she was sleeping deeply.
él/ella/usted
Los soldados deliraban por el cansancio y el calor.
The soldiers were delirious from the exhaustion and the heat.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Tú delirabas a menudo cuando eras niño?
Did you often get delirious when you were a child?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'deliró' instead of the imperfect 'deliraba' for an ongoing past state.
Correct: Use 'deliraba' to describe the ongoing condition: 'Él deliraba toda la noche'.
Why: The imperfect describes states or actions that were in progress without a defined end, whereas the preterite describes completed actions.
Mistake: Incorrectly conjugating the vosotros form.
Correct: The correct vosotros form is 'delirabais'.
Why: The imperfect tense for -ar verbs for vosotros ends in '-abais'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deliro
The present of 'delirar' is regular: deliro, deliras, delira, deliramos, deliráis, deliran.
Preterite
yo: deliré
The preterite of 'delirar' is regular: deliré, deliraste, deliró, deliramos, delirasteis, deliraron.
Future
yo: deliraré
The future of 'delirar' is regular: deliraré, delirarás, delirará, deliraremos, deliraréis, delirarán.
Conditional
yo: deliraría
The conditional of 'delirar' is regular: deliraría, delirarías, deliraría, deliraríamos, deliraríais, delirarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: delire
The present subjunctive of 'delirar' is: delire (yo/él/ella/usted), delires (tú), deliremos (nosotros), deliren (ellos/ellas/ustedes), deliréis (vosotros).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: delirara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'delirar' has two forms: delirara/delirase (yo/él/ella/usted) up to deliraran/delirasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: delira
The imperative of 'delirar' is: delira (tú), delire (usted), deliremos (nosotros), deliren (ustedes), delirad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no delires
The negative imperative of 'delirar' is: no delires (tú), no delire (usted), no deliremos (nosotros), no deliren (ustedes), no deliréis (vosotros).