Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Demorarse in Spanish
demorarse to be delayed Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Demorarse (to be delayed) is a reflexive regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me demoro, te demoras, se demora, nos demoramos, os demoráis, se demoran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- demorado been delayed
- Gerund
- demorando being delayed
- Similar
- retrasarse
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Demorarse
- Demorarse in the Indicative Present
- Demorarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Demorarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Demorarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Demorarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Demorarse in the Indicative Future
- Demorarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Demorarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Demorarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Demorarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Demorarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Demorarse
- Imperative tenses of Demorarse
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Demorarse conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Demorarse
Demorarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of demorarse 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, “me demoro”, meaning “I am delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me demoro | I am delayed |
| Tú | te demoras | you are delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se demora | s/he is delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos demoramos | we are delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os demoráis | you (plural) are delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se demoran | they are delayed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem demor- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of demorarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me demoré”, meaning “I was delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me demoré | I was delayed |
| Tú | te demoraste | you were delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se demoró | s/he was delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos demoramos | we were delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os demorasteis | you (plural) were delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se demoraron | they were delayed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem demor- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of demorarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me demoraba”, meaning “I used to be delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me demoraba | I used to be delayed |
| Tú | te demorabas | you used to be delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se demoraba | s/he used to be delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos demorábamos | we used to be delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os demorabais | you (plural) used to be delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se demoraban | they used to be delayed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem demor- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of demorarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy demorando”, meaning “I am being delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy demorando | I am being delayed |
| Tú | te estás demorando | you are being delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está demorando | s/he is being delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos demorando | we are being delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis demorando | you (plural) are being delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están demorando | they are being delayed |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund demorando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of demorarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a demorar”, meaning “I am going to be delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a demorar | I am going to be delayed |
| Tú | te vas a demorar | you are going to be delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a demorar | s/he is going to be delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a demorar | we are going to be delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a demorar | you (plural) are going to be delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a demorar | they are going to be delayed |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive demorar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of demorarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me demoraré”, meaning “I will be delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me demoraré | I will be delayed |
| Tú | te demorarás | you will be delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se demorará | s/he will be delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos demoraremos | we will be delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os demoraréis | you (plural) will be delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se demorarán | they will be delayed |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive demorar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of demorarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me demoraría”, meaning “I would be delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me demoraría | I would be delayed |
| Tú | te demorarías | you would be delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se demoraría | s/he would be delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos demoraríamos | we would be delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os demoraríais | you (plural) would be delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se demorarían | they would be delayed |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive demorar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of demorarse 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, “me he demorado”, meaning “I have been delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he demorado | I have been delayed |
| Tú | te has demorado | you have been delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha demorado | s/he has been delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos demorado | we have been delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis demorado | you (plural) have been delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han demorado | they have been delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle demorado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of demorarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había demorado”, meaning “I had been delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había demorado | I had been delayed |
| Tú | te habías demorado | you had been delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había demorado | s/he had been delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos demorado | we had been delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais demorado | you (plural) had been delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían demorado | they had been delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle demorado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of demorarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré demorado”, meaning “I will have been delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré demorado | I will have been delayed |
| Tú | te habrás demorado | you will have been delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá demorado | s/he will have been delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos demorado | we will have been delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis demorado | you (plural) will have been delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán demorado | they will have been delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle demorado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of demorarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría demorado”, meaning “I would have been delayed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría demorado | I would have been delayed |
| Tú | te habrías demorado | you would have been delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría demorado | s/he would have been delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos demorado | we would have been delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais demorado | you (plural) would have been delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían demorado | they would have been delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle demorado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Subjunctive tenses of Demorarse
Demorarse 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, “me demore”, meaning “I am delayed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me demore | I am delayed |
| Tú | te demores | you are delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se demore | s/he is delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos demoremos | we are delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os demoréis | you (plural) are delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se demoren | they are delayed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem demor- plus the -ar subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse 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, “me demorara”, meaning “I were delayed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me demorara | I were delayed |
| Tú | te demoraras | you were delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se demorara | s/he were delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos demoráramos | we were delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os demorarais | you (plural) were delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se demoraran | they were delayed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, demoraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (demoráramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse 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, “me demorare”, meaning “I will be delayed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me demorare | I will be delayed |
| Tú | te demorares | you will be delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se demorare | s/he will be delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos demoráremos | we will be delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os demorareis | you (plural) will be delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se demoraren | they will be delayed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, demoraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (demoráremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse 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, “me haya demorado”, meaning “I have been delayed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya demorado | I have been delayed |
| Tú | te hayas demorado | you have been delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya demorado | s/he has been delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos demorado | we have been delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis demorado | you (plural) have been delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan demorado | they have been delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle demorado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse 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, “me hubiera demorado”, meaning “I had been delayed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera demorado | I had been delayed |
| Tú | te hubieras demorado | you had been delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera demorado | s/he had been delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos demorado | we had been delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais demorado | you (plural) had been delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran demorado | they had been delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle demorado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Demorarse 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, “me hubiere demorado”, meaning “I will have been delayed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere demorado | I will have been delayed |
| Tú | te hubieres demorado | you will have been delayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere demorado | s/he will have been delayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos demorado | we will have been delayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis demorado | you (plural) will have been delayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren demorado | they will have been delayed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle demorado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Imperative tenses of Demorarse
Demorarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “demórese”, meaning “(to you formal) be delayed!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | demórate | (to you) be delayed! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | demórese | (to you formal) be delayed! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | demorémonos | let's be delayed! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | demoraos | (to you plural) be delayed! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | demórense | (to you plural formal) be delayed! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (demórate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (demórese, demórense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (demorémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (demoraos).
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Demorarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se demore”, meaning “(to you formal) don't be delayed!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te demores | (to you) don't be delayed! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se demore | (to you formal) don't be delayed! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos demoremos | let's not be delayed! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os demoréis | (to you plural) don't be delayed! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se demoren | (to you plural formal) don't be delayed! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te demores, no se demore, no nos demoremos, no os demoréis, no se demoren.
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Frequently asked questions about Demorarse
Is demorarse a regular or irregular verb?
Demorarse is a fully regular -AR reflexive 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 demorarse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), demorarse is conjugated as: yo me demoro, tú te demoras, él/ella/usted se demora, nosotros nos demoramos, vosotros os demoráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se 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 demorarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), demorarse is conjugated as: yo me demoré, tú te demoraste, él/ella/usted se demoró, nosotros nos demoramos, vosotros os demorasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se demoraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate demorarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), demorarse is conjugated as: yo me demoraba, tú te demorabas, él/ella/usted se demoraba, nosotros nos demorábamos, vosotros os demorabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se 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 demorarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), demorarse is conjugated as: yo me demoraré, tú te demorarás, él/ella/usted se demorará, nosotros nos demoraremos, vosotros os demoraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se demorarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate demorarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), demorarse is conjugated as: yo me demore, tú te demores, él/ella/usted se demore, nosotros nos demoremos, vosotros os demoréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se 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.
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