Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Demorar in Spanish
demorar to delay Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Demorar (to delay) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: demoro, demoras, demora, demoramos, demoráis, demoran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- demorado delayed
- Gerund
- demorando delaying
- Similar
- retrasar, tardar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Demorar
- Demorar in the Indicative Present
- Demorar in the Indicative Preterite
- Demorar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Demorar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Demorar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Demorar in the Indicative Future
- Demorar in the Indicative Conditional
- Demorar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Demorar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Demorar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Demorar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Demorar
- Imperative tenses of Demorar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Demorar
Demorar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of demorar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “demoro”, meaning “I delay”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | demoro | I delay |
| Tú | demoras | you delay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | demora | s/he delays |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | demoramos | we delay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | demoráis | you (plural) delay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | demoran | they delay |
How it’s built: Regular: stem demor- plus the -ar endings.
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Demorar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of demorar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “demoré”, meaning “I delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | demoré | I delayed |
| Tú | demoraste | you delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | demoró | s/he delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | demoramos | we delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | demorasteis | you (plural) delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | demoraron | they delayed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem demor- plus the -ar endings.
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Demorar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of demorar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “demoraba”, meaning “I used to delay”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | demoraba | I used to delay |
| Tú | demorabas | you used to delay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | demoraba | s/he used to delay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | demorábamos | we used to delay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | demorabais | you (plural) used to delay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | demoraban | they used to delay |
How it’s built: Regular: stem demor- plus the -ar endings.
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Demorar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of demorar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy demorando”, meaning “I am delaying”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy demorando | I am delaying |
| Tú | estás demorando | you are delaying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está demorando | s/he is delaying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos demorando | we are delaying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis demorando | you (plural) are delaying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están demorando | they are delaying |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund demorando.
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Demorar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of demorar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a demorar”, meaning “I am going to delay”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a demorar | I am going to delay |
| Tú | vas a demorar | you are going to delay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a demorar | s/he is going to delay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a demorar | we are going to delay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a demorar | you (plural) are going to delay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a demorar | they are going to delay |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive demorar.
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Demorar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of demorar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “demoraré”, meaning “I will delay”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | demoraré | I will delay |
| Tú | demorarás | you will delay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | demorará | s/he will delay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | demoraremos | we will delay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | demoraréis | you (plural) will delay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | demorarán | they will delay |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive demorar plus the future endings.
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Demorar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of demorar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “demoraría”, meaning “I would delay”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | demoraría | I would delay |
| Tú | demorarías | you would delay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | demoraría | s/he would delay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | demoraríamos | we would delay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | demoraríais | you (plural) would delay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | demorarían | they would delay |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive demorar plus the conditional endings.
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Demorar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of demorar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he demorado”, meaning “I have delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he demorado | I have delayed |
| Tú | has demorado | you have delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha demorado | s/he has delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos demorado | we have delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis demorado | you (plural) have delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han demorado | they have delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle demorado.
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Demorar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of demorar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había demorado”, meaning “I had delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había demorado | I had delayed |
| Tú | habías demorado | you had delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había demorado | s/he had delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos demorado | we had delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais demorado | you (plural) had delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían demorado | they had delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle demorado.
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Demorar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of demorar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré demorado”, meaning “I will have delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré demorado | I will have delayed |
| Tú | habrás demorado | you will have delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá demorado | s/he will have delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos demorado | we will have delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis demorado | you (plural) will have delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán demorado | they will have delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle demorado.
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Demorar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of demorar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría demorado”, meaning “I would have delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría demorado | I would have delayed |
| Tú | habrías demorado | you would have delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría demorado | s/he would have delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos demorado | we would have delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais demorado | you (plural) would have delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían demorado | they would have delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle demorado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Demorar
Demorar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “demore”, meaning “I delay”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | demore | I delay |
| Tú | demores | you delay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | demore | s/he delays |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | demoremos | we delay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | demoréis | you (plural) delay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | demoren | they delay |
How it’s built: Regular: stem demor- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Demorar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “demorara”, meaning “I delayed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | demorara | I delayed |
| Tú | demoraras | you delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | demorara | s/he delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | demoráramos | we delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | demorarais | you (plural) delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | demoraran | they delayed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, demoraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (demoráramos).
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Demorar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “demorare”, meaning “I will delay”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | demorare | I will delay |
| Tú | demorares | you will delay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | demorare | s/he will delay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | demoráremos | we will delay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | demorareis | you (plural) will delay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | demoraren | they will delay |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, demoraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (demoráremos).
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Demorar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya demorado”, meaning “I have delayed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya demorado | I have delayed |
| Tú | hayas demorado | you have delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya demorado | s/he has delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos demorado | we have delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis demorado | you (plural) have delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan demorado | they have delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle demorado.
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Demorar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera demorado”, meaning “I had delayed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera demorado | I had delayed |
| Tú | hubieras demorado | you had delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera demorado | s/he had delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos demorado | we had delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais demorado | you (plural) had delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran demorado | they had delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle demorado.
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Demorar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere demorado”, meaning “I will have delayed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere demorado | I will have delayed |
| Tú | hubieres demorado | you will have delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere demorado | s/he will have delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos demorado | we will have delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis demorado | you (plural) will have delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren demorado | they will have delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle demorado.
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Imperative tenses of Demorar
Demorar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “demore”, meaning “(to you formal) delay!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | demora | (to you) delay! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | demore | (to you formal) delay! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | demoremos | let's delay! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | demorad | (to you plural) delay! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | demoren | (to you plural formal) delay! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (demora); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (demore, demoremos, demoren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (demorad).
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Demorar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no demore”, meaning “(to you formal) don't delay!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no demores | (to you) don't delay! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no demore | (to you formal) don't delay! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no demoremos | let's not delay! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no demoréis | (to you plural) don't delay! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no demoren | (to you plural formal) don't delay! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no demores, no demore, no demoremos, no demoréis, no demoren.
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Frequently asked questions about Demorar
Is demorar a regular or irregular verb?
Demorar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate demorar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), demorar is conjugated as: yo demoro, tú demoras, él/ella/usted demora, nosotros demoramos, vosotros demoráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes demoran. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate demorar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), demorar is conjugated as: yo demoré, tú demoraste, él/ella/usted demoró, nosotros demoramos, vosotros demorasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes demoraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate demorar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), demorar is conjugated as: yo demoraba, tú demorabas, él/ella/usted demoraba, nosotros demorábamos, vosotros demorabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes demoraban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate demorar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), demorar is conjugated as: yo demoraré, tú demorarás, él/ella/usted demorará, nosotros demoraremos, vosotros demoraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes demorarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate demorar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), demorar is conjugated as: yo demore, tú demores, él/ella/usted demore, nosotros demoremos, vosotros demoréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes demoren. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
What is the difference between demorar and demorarse?
Demorar means "to delay" in the standard sense. Demorarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se demoran" instead of "no demoran".
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