
diferir Future Conjugation
diferir — to differ
Diferir is regular in the future: use the full infinitive plus endings (diferiré).
diferir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict that things will differ or to state that a payment or decision will be deferred to a later date.
Notes on diferir in the Future
Diferir is regular in the future. Just add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Los expertos dicen que los resultados diferirán del año pasado.
Experts say the results will differ from last year.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Diferiremos el pago hasta el lunes.
We will defer the payment until Monday.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: difereré
Correct: diferiré
Why: Don't change the 'i' of the infinitive. The base is 'diferir'.
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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...
Conditional
yo: diferiría
Diferir is regular in the conditional: diferiría, diferirías, diferiría.
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.