delirar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
delirar — to be delirious
The present subjunctive of 'delirar' is: delire (yo/él/ella/usted), delires (tú), deliremos (nosotros), deliren (ellos/ellas/ustedes), deliréis (vosotros).
delirar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive of 'delirar' after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty. For instance, 'I doubt he is delirious' or 'It's good that you're not delirious.'
Notes on delirar in the Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of 'delirar' is regular for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Dudo que él delire por la fiebre.
I doubt he is delirious from the fever.
él/ella/usted
Espero que no delires con la falta de sueño.
I hope you don't get delirious from lack of sleep.
tú
Nos alegra que ustedes no deliren.
We are glad that you all are not delirious.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Quiero que deliréis un poco y os relajéis.
I want you (plural, informal) to get a little delirious and relax.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After 'dudo que', use 'delire', not 'delira'.
Why: Expressions of doubt trigger the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the correct vowel change in the subjunctive.
Correct: The 'yo' form is 'delire', not 'deliro'.
Why: The present subjunctive stem vowel usually changes from 'a' to 'e' for -ar verbs.
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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.
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).