delirar Present Conjugation
delirar — to be delirious
The present of 'delirar' is regular: deliro, deliras, delira, deliramos, deliráis, deliran.
delirar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense of 'delirar' to describe someone who is currently delirious, or to state a general truth about delirium. It can also describe habitual actions, though 'delirar' is less often used habitually.
Notes on delirar in the Present
The verb 'delirar' is regular in the present tense. All forms follow the standard -ar conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
El paciente delira mucho por la noche.
The patient is very delirious at night.
él/ella/usted
Cuando tengo fiebre muy alta, a veces deliro.
When I have a very high fever, I sometimes get delirious.
yo
¿Tú deliras cuando tomas ese medicamento?
Do you get delirious when you take that medication?
tú
Los niños no deliran, solo están cansados.
The children aren't delirious, they are just tired.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'estar' with 'delirando' instead of 'delirar' in the present tense.
Correct: Say 'él delira', not 'él está delirando' when referring to the state as a characteristic or current condition.
Why: While 'estar delirando' is possible for an ongoing action, 'delirar' in the simple present often describes the condition itself or a recurring state.
Mistake: Confusing the vosotros form.
Correct: The correct vosotros form is 'deliráis'.
Why: Regular -ar verbs in the present indicative for vosotros have an accent on the penultimate syllable.
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Related Tenses
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).
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).