delirar Preterite Conjugation
delirar — to be delirious
The preterite of 'delirar' is regular: deliré, deliraste, deliró, deliramos, delirasteis, deliraron.
delirar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'delirar' to talk about a specific instance or period when someone was delirious that has a clear beginning and end. For example, 'He was delirious for three hours last night.'
Notes on delirar in the Preterite
The verb 'delirar' is regular in the preterite tense. All forms follow the standard -ar conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Yo deliré anoche por la fiebre alta.
I was delirious last night because of the high fever.
yo
¿Tú deliraste mucho cuando te enfermaste?
Were you very delirious when you got sick?
tú
Ella deliró durante la operación.
She was delirious during the operation.
él/ella/usted
Los pacientes deliraron por un momento.
The patients were delirious for a moment.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'deliraba' instead of the preterite 'deliró' for a specific episode.
Correct: Use 'deliró' for a completed episode, like 'Anoche deliró'.
Why: The preterite marks a completed action or state in the past, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past states.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The correct 'yo' form is 'deliré', with an accent on the 'é'.
Why: The accent on the 'é' in the preterite 'yo' form is crucial for pronunciation and distinguishes it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deliro
The present of 'delirar' is regular: deliro, deliras, delira, deliramos, deliráis, deliran.
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).