delirar Negative Imperative Conjugation
delirar — to be delirious
The negative imperative of 'delirar' is: no delires (tú), no delire (usted), no deliremos (nosotros), no deliren (ustedes), no deliréis (vosotros).
delirar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative of 'delirar' to tell someone NOT to 'delir' or act deliriously. This is useful for telling someone to be serious or not to say nonsensical things.
Notes on delirar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive. 'Delirar' follows the regular pattern for -ar verbs in the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No delires, esto es serio.
Don't be delirious, this is serious.
tú
No deliren con esas ideas locas.
Don't get carried away with those crazy ideas.
ustedes
Por favor, no delire en la reunión.
Please, don't be delirious in the meeting.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing negative imperative with preterite or imperfect.
Correct: Use 'no delires' (subjunctive) for a command, not 'no deliraste' or 'no delirabas'.
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Incorrectly forming the vosotros negative imperative.
Correct: The correct form is 'no deliréis'.
Why: The vosotros present subjunctive for -ar verbs ends in '-éis'.
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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).
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).