diferir Conditional Conjugation
diferir — to differ
Diferir is regular in the conditional: diferiría, diferirías, diferiría.
diferir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say how things 'would differ' under certain circumstances or to politely express a disagreement.
Notes on diferir in the Conditional
The conditional is regular. It uses the entire infinitive 'diferir' as the stem for all persons.
Example Sentences
Yo diferiría de esa conclusión si tuviera más datos.
I would differ from that conclusion if I had more data.
yo
¿Diferirías tu viaje por una emergencia?
Would you defer your trip for an emergency?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: difiriera
Correct: diferiría
Why: Difiriera is the subjunctive; use diferiría for the 'would' meaning in the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: difiero
Diferir follows an e-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: diferí
Diferir has a third-person stem change (e-i): difirió and difirieron.
Imperfect
yo: difería
Diferir is completely regular in the imperfect: difería, diferías, difería...
Future
yo: diferiré
Diferir is regular in the future: use the full infinitive plus endings (diferiré).
Present Subjunctive
yo: difiera
Diferir has stem changes in all forms: e-ie in most, and e-i in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: difiriera
All forms use the 'difir-' stem derived from the preterite 3rd person.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: difiere
Commands use 'difiere' (tú) and 'difiera' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no difieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no difieras, no difiera.