Spanish verb delegar conjugation

delegar

to delegate

regular verbPast participle: delegadoGerund: delegando

Delegar means to assign responsibility or authority to another person. It is commonly used in contexts of management, leadership, or sharing tasks.

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Complete conjugation of delegar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	delegue	Yo delegue tareas a mi equipo. I delegate tasks to my team.
Tú	delegas	Tú delegas responsabilidades claramente. You delegate responsibilities clearly.
Él / Ella / Usted	delega	Ella delega el trabajo a sus asistentes. She delegates the work to her assistants.
Nosotros / Nosotras	delegamos	Nosotros delegamos decisiones importantes. We delegate important decisions.
Vosotros / Vosotras	delegáis	Vosotros delegáis tareas en el proyecto. You all delegate tasks in the project.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	dejan	Ellos dejan que otros tomen decisiones. They let others make decisions.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	delegué	Yo delegué las tareas ayer. I delegated the tasks yesterday.
Tú	delegaste	Tú delegaste el trabajo la semana pasada. You delegated the work last week.
Él / Ella / Usted	delegó	Ella delegó la responsabilidad a su asistente. She delegated the responsibility to her assistant.
Nosotros / Nosotras	delegamos	Nosotros delegamos el proyecto a un equipo externo. We delegated the project to an external team.
Vosotros / Vosotras	delegasteis	Vosotros delegasteis las tareas correctamente. You delegated the tasks correctly.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	delegaron	Ellos delegaron las decisiones importantes. They delegated the important decisions.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	delegaba	Yo delegaba tareas a mis colegas. I used to delegate tasks to my colleagues.
Tú	delegabas	Tú delegabas responsabilidades frecuentemente. You used to delegate responsibilities frequently.
Él / Ella / Usted	delegaba	Ella delegaba el trabajo a su asistente. She used to delegate the work to her assistant.
Nosotros / Nosotras	delegábamos	Nosotros delegábamos tareas en el equipo. We used to delegate tasks within the team.
Vosotros / Vosotras	delegabais	Vosotros delegabais responsabilidades a los nuevos empleados. You all used to delegate responsibilities to the new employees.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	delegaban	Ellos delegaban decisiones importantes. They used to delegate important decisions.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy delegando	Estoy delegando tareas ahora mismo. I am delegating tasks right now.
Tú	estás delegando	Estás delegando demasiado en ellos. You are delegating too much to them.
Él / Ella / Usted	está delegando	Ella está delegando responsabilidades. She is delegating responsibilities.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos delegando	Estamos delegando el proyecto hoy. We are delegating the project today.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis delegando	Vosotros estáis delegando tareas ahora. You all are delegating tasks now.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están delegando	Ellos están delegando responsabilidades. They are delegating responsibilities.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a delegar	Voy a delegar esa tarea mañana. I am going to delegate that task tomorrow.
Tú	vas a delegar	¿Vas a delegar el trabajo hoy? Are you going to delegate the work today?
Él / Ella / Usted	va a delegar	Ella va a delegar responsabilidades. She is going to delegate responsibilities.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a delegar	Vamos a delegar esa tarea pronto. We are going to delegate that task soon.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a delegar	Vosotros vais a delegar el proyecto. You all are going to delegate the project.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a delegar	Ellos van a delegar esas funciones. They are going to delegate those functions.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	delegaré	Delegaré las tareas mañana. I will delegate the tasks tomorrow.
Tú	delegarás	Delegarás el proyecto pronto. You will delegate the project soon.
Él / Ella / Usted	delegará	Ella delegará esa responsabilidad. She will delegate that responsibility.
Nosotros / Nosotras	delegaremos	Delegaremos las tareas la próxima semana. We will delegate the tasks next week.
Vosotros / Vosotras	delegaréis	Vosotros delegaréis el trabajo mañana. You all will delegate the work tomorrow.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	delegarán	Ellos delegarán esas funciones. They will delegate those functions.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	delegaría	Yo delegaría esa tarea si tuviera tiempo. I would delegate that task if I had time.
Tú	delegarías	Tú delegarías el proyecto si fuera necesario. You would delegate the project if it were necessary.
Él / Ella / Usted	delegaría	Ella delegaría la responsabilidad al equipo. She would delegate the responsibility to the team.
Nosotros / Nosotras	delegaríamos	Nosotros delegaríamos esas tareas a otros. We would delegate those tasks to others.
Vosotros / Vosotras	delegaríais	Vosotros delegaríais el trabajo si pudierais. You all would delegate the work if you could.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	delegarían	Ellos delegarían la gestión si fuera necesario. They would delegate the management if it were necessary.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he delegado	Yo he delegado esa tarea. I have delegated that task.
Tú	has delegado	Tú has delegado responsabilidades. You have delegated responsibilities.
Él / Ella / Usted	ha delegado	Ella ha delegado el proyecto. She has delegated the project.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos delegado	Nosotros hemos delegado esa función. We have delegated that function.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis delegado	Vosotros habéis delegado tareas. You all have delegated tasks.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han delegado	Ellos han delegado la responsabilidad. They have delegated the responsibility.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había delegado	Yo había delegado esa tarea ayer. I had delegated that task yesterday.
Tú	habías delegado	Tú habías delegado la responsabilidad. You had delegated the responsibility.
Él / Ella / Usted	había delegado	Ella había delegado el proyecto. She had delegated the project.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos delegado	Nosotros habíamos delegado la organización. We had delegated the organization.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais delegado	Vosotros habíais delegado esa tarea. You all had delegated that task.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían delegado	Ellos habían delegado la decisión. They had delegated the decision.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré delegado	Para entonces, ya habré delegado esa tarea. By then, I will have delegated that task.
Tú	habrás delegado	Para mañana, tú habrás delegado tus responsabilidades. By tomorrow, you will have delegated your responsibilities.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá delegado	Él ya habrá delegado el proyecto. He will have delegated the project.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos delegado	Nosotros habremos delegado esa tarea pronto. We will have delegated that task soon.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis delegado	Vosotros habréis delegado las responsabilidades. You all will have delegated the responsibilities.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán delegado	Ellos habrán delegado el trabajo para entonces. They will have delegated the work by then.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría delegado	Yo habría delegado esa tarea. I would have delegated that task.
Tú	habrías delegado	Tú habrías delegado el trabajo. You would have delegated the work.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría delegado	Él habría delegado la responsabilidad. He would have delegated the responsibility.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos delegado	Nosotros habríamos delegado esa tarea. We would have delegated that task.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais delegado	Vosotros habríais delegado el proyecto. You all would have delegated the project.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían delegado	Ellos habrían delegado la gestión. They would have delegated the management.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	delege	Es importante que delege esa tarea. It's important that I delegate that task.
Tú	deleges	Espero que deleges la responsabilidad. I hope that you delegate the responsibility.
Él / Ella / Usted	delege	Es necesario que delege el proyecto. It's necessary that he/she/you delegate the project.
Nosotros / Nosotras	deleguemos	Queremos que deleguemos tareas. We want to delegate tasks.
Vosotros / Vosotras	deleguéis	Es bueno que deleguéis responsabilidades. It's good that you all delegate responsibilities.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	delegen	Es importante que delegen esas funciones. It's important that they/you all delegate those functions.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	delegara	Esperaba que yo delegara la tarea. I hoped that I delegated the task.
Tú	delegaras	Dudaba que tú delegaras el trabajo. I doubted that you delegated the work.
Él / Ella / Usted	delegara	No creía que él delegara esa responsabilidad. I didn't believe that he delegated that responsibility.
Nosotros / Nosotras	delegáramos	Queríamos que nosotros delegáramos el proyecto. We wanted us to delegate the project.
Vosotros / Vosotras	delegarais	Era importante que vosotros delegarais las tareas. It was important that you all delegated the tasks.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	delegaran	No pensaba que ellos delegaran esa responsabilidad. I didn't think they delegated that responsibility.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	delegare	Si me pidieras, delegare por ti. If you asked me, I would delegate for you.
Tú	delegares	Cuando llegues, delegares las tareas. When you arrive, you will delegate the tasks.
Él / Ella / Usted	delegare	El gerente delegare la responsabilidad. The manager will delegate the responsibility.
Nosotros / Nosotras	delegáremos	Nosotros delegáremos el proyecto mañana. We will delegate the project tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotras	delegareis	Vosotros delegareis esas tareas pronto. You all will delegate those tasks soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	delegaren	Ellos delegaren las decisiones importantes. They will delegate the important decisions.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya delegado	Espero que haya delegado la tarea. I hope I have delegated the task.
Tú	hayas delegado	Es posible que hayas delegado el trabajo. It's possible that you have delegated the work.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya delegado	Es importante que él haya delegado responsabilidades. It's important that he has delegated responsibilities.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos delegado	Creemos que hayamos delegado bien las tareas. We believe that we have delegated the tasks well.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis delegado	¿Habéis delegado el proyecto aún? Have you all delegated the project yet?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan delegado	Es probable que hayan delegado esa responsabilidad. It's likely that they have delegated that responsibility.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera delegado	Si hubiera delegado la tarea, no habría problemas. If I had delegated the task, there would have been no problems.
Tú	hubieras delegado	Si hubieras delegado, habrías terminado antes. If you had delegated, you would have finished earlier.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera delegado	Ella hubiera delegado si hubiera tenido tiempo. She had delegated if she had had time.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos delegado	Nosotros hubiéramos delegado si hubiéramos sabido. We would have delegated if we had known.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais delegado	Vosotros hubierais delegado si hubierais podido. You all would have delegated if you had been able.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran delegado	Ellos hubieran delegado si no hubieran estado ocupados. They would have delegated if they hadn't been busy.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya delegado	Es posible que haya delegado la tarea. It is possible that I will have delegated the task.
Tú	hayas delegado	No creo que hayas delegado esa responsabilidad. I don't think you will have delegated that responsibility.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya delegado	Es probable que él haya delegado el proyecto. It is likely that he will have delegated the project.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos delegado	Quizá hayamos delegado esa tarea ya. Maybe we will have delegated that task already.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis delegado	¿Crees que hayáis delegado esa función? Do you think you will have delegated that function?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan delegado	Es posible que hayan delegado el trabajo. It is possible that they will have delegated the work.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	delego	No des órdenes, yo delego tareas. Don't give orders, I delegate tasks.
Tú	delega	¡Delega esa responsabilidad ahora! Delegate that responsibility now!
Él / Ella / Usted	dele	Por favor, dele el informe a Juan. Please, give Juan the report.
Nosotros / Nosotras	deleguemos	Deleguemos estas tareas al equipo. Let's delegate these tasks to the team.
Vosotros / Vosotras	delegaos	Delegaos en mí para resolver esto. Delegate to me to resolve this.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	delegen	Deben delegen las responsabilidades. They should delegate the responsibilities.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no delegue	No delegue esa tarea a nadie. Don't delegate that task to anyone.
Tú	no delegues	No delegues responsabilidades sin pensar. Don't delegate responsibilities without thinking.
Él / Ella / Usted	no delegue	Por favor, no delegue esa decisión. Please, don't delegate that decision.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no deleguemos	No deleguemos tareas sin planear. Let's not delegate tasks without planning.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no deleguéis	No deleguéis esa responsabilidad todavía. Don't delegate that responsibility yet.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no deleguen	No deleguen el trabajo sin supervisar. Don't delegate the work without supervising.