diferir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
diferir — to differ
Commands use 'difiere' (tú) and 'difiera' (usted).
diferir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to disagree (rare) or, more commonly, to instruct them to defer or postpone a payment/action.
Notes on diferir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the present indicative 'ie' change (difiere). The 'usted' and 'nosotros' forms follow the subjunctive stems.
Example Sentences
Difiere el pago a tres meses sin intereses.
Defer the payment to three months interest-free.
tú
Difiramos la decisión hasta mañana.
Let's defer the decision until tomorrow.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: diferid (as a question)
Correct: diferid (as a command)
Why: In Spain, 'diferid' is only for the affirmative plural command (vosotros), not for asking questions.
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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).
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no difieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no difieras, no difiera.