delirar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
delirar — to be delirious
The imperfect subjunctive of 'delirar' has two forms: delirara/delirase (yo/él/ella/usted) up to deliraran/delirasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
delirar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use the imperfect subjunctive of 'delirar' when talking about hypothetical situations, wishes, or doubts in the past. For example, 'If he were delirious...' or 'I wish she would stop being delirious...' often uses this tense.
Notes on delirar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of 'delirar' is regular for -ar verbs. Both the -ra and -se endings are correct and interchangeable.
Example Sentences
Si yo delirara, me llevarían al hospital.
If I were delirious, they would take me to the hospital.
yo
Ojalá no deliraran tanto.
I wish they wouldn't be so delirious.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me pidió que no delirara después de la medicina.
He asked me not to be delirious after the medicine.
yo
Dudaba que usted delirase tan fácilmente.
I doubted that you were so easily delirious.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect indicative instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'si delirara' (subjunctive), not 'si deliraba' (indicative).
Why: Hypothetical or contrary-to-fact conditions require the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se endings.
Correct: Both 'delirara' and 'delirase' are correct for the yo/él/ella/usted forms.
Why: Learners sometimes think only one ending is correct or only applicable to certain pronouns.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: deliraba
The imperfect of 'delirar' is regular: deliraba, delirabas, deliraba, delirábamos, delirabais, deliraban.
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).
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).