Verbo delay en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to delay significa «delay» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo.
Conjugación de delay en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | delay |
| you | delay |
| he/she/it | delays |
| we | delay |
| they | delay |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am delaying |
| you | are delaying |
| he/she/it | is delaying |
| we | are delaying |
| they | are delaying |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have delayed |
| you | have delayed |
| he/she/it | has delayed |
| we | have delayed |
| they | have delayed |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | delayed |
| you | delayed |
| he/she/it | delayed |
| we | delayed |
| they | delayed |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was delaying |
| you | were delaying |
| he/she/it | was delaying |
| we | were delaying |
| they | were delaying |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had delayed |
| you | had delayed |
| he/she/it | had delayed |
| we | had delayed |
| they | had delayed |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will delay |
| you | will delay |
| he/she/it | will delay |
| we | will delay |
| they | will delay |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have delayed |
| you | will have delayed |
| he/she/it | will have delayed |
| we | will have delayed |
| they | will have delayed |
Conjugación de delay en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would delay |
| you | would delay |
| he/she/it | would delay |
| we | would delay |
| they | would delay |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have delayed |
| you | would have delayed |
| he/she/it | would have delayed |
| we | would have delayed |
| they | would have delayed |
Conjugación de delay en imperativo
Conjugación de delay en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | delaying |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | delayed |
Ejemplos
I delay every day.
Yo delay todos los días.
He delays regularly.
Él delay regularmente.
We delay together.
Nosotros delay juntos.
I delayed yesterday.
Yo delay ayer.
I have delayed.
Yo he delay.
I will delay tomorrow.
Yo delayé mañana.
I am delaying right now.
Yo estoy delay ahora mismo.
I like to delay.
Me gusta delay.
You should delay more often.
Deberías delay más a menudo.
Can you delay?
¿Puedes delay?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He delay en vez de He delays
Correcto: He/She/It delays
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Pronunciar la -ed como sílaba separada en todos los casos
Correcto: La -ed solo se pronuncia como sílaba extra (/ɪd/) tras t o d. Tras consonante sorda suena /t/, tras sonora /d/.
En español todas las sílabas se pronuncian, pero en inglés -ed no siempre es una sílaba: walked = /wɔːkt/ (una sílaba), wanted = /ˈwɒntɪd/ (dos sílabas).
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You delay? en vez de Do you delay?
Correcto: Do you delay? / Does he/she delay?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I delay vs I am delaying
Correcto: Hábito/general → I delay | Ahora mismo → I am delaying
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I delay | yo delay |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she delays | él/ella delay |
| Present continuous | I am delaying | yo estoy delay |
| Past simple | I delayed | yo delay |
| Present perfect | I have delayed | yo he delay |
| Future simple | I will delay | yo delayé |
| Negative | I don't delay | yo no delay |
| Question | Do you delay? | ¿tú delay? |