diferir Negative Imperative Conjugation
diferir — to differ
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no difieras, no difiera.
diferir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to disagree or not to postpone a specific task.
Notes on diferir in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive stem changes: 'ie' for tú/usted/ustedes and 'i' for nosotros/vosotros.
Example Sentences
No difieras lo que puedes hacer hoy.
Don't defer what you can do today.
tú
No difiramos más este asunto.
Let's not defer this matter any longer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no difieres
Correct: no difieras
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not 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).
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).