Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | postergar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | postergando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar postergando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Postergar conjugation
postergar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning postpone. In the present tense: yo postergo, tú postergas, él/ella posterga, nosotros postergamos, vosotros postergáis, ellos postergan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2005-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- postergar
- Gerundio
- postergando
- Meaning
- postpone
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Postergar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postergo | Yo postergo la cita por falta de tiempo.I postpone the appointment for lack of time. |
| tú | postergas | Normalmente, tú postergas el viaje hasta julio.You usually postpone the trip until July. |
| él | posterga | Hoy, la jueza del caso posterga la reunión por la lluvia.Today, the judge on the case postpones the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | postergamos | A veces, nosotros postergamos la mudanza una semana.At times, we postpone the move by one week. |
| vosotros | postergáis | Ahora, vosotros postergáis la compra grande para el lunes.Right now, you all postpone the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | postergan | Casi siempre, los organizadores del torneo postergan la final hasta nuevo aviso.Most of the time, the organizers of the tournament postpone the final until further notice. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he postergado | Este año, yo he postergado la cita por falta de tiempo.This year, I have postponed the appointment for lack of time. |
| tú | has postergado | Últimamente, tú has postergado el viaje hasta julio.Lately, you have postponed the trip until July. |
| él | ha postergado | En estos meses, la jueza del caso ha postergado la reunión por la lluvia.In these months, the judge on the case has postponed the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | hemos postergado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos postergado la mudanza una semana.So far, we have postponed the move by one week. |
| vosotros | habéis postergado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis postergado la compra grande para el lunes.This term, you all have postponed the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | han postergado | En este tiempo, los organizadores del torneo han postergado la final hasta nuevo aviso.During this time, the organizers of the tournament have postponed the final until further notice. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postergué | Ayer, yo postergué la cita por falta de tiempo.Yesterday, I postponed the appointment for lack of time. |
| tú | postergaste | Hace un rato, tú postergaste el viaje hasta julio.A little while ago, you postponed the trip until July. |
| él | postergó | Esta mañana, la jueza del caso postergó la reunión por la lluvia.This morning, the judge on the case postponed the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | postergamos | Anoche, nosotros postergamos la mudanza una semana.Last night, we postponed the move by one week. |
| vosotros | postergasteis | El sábado, vosotros postergasteis la compra grande para el lunes.On Saturday, you all postponed the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | postergaron | Hace poco, los organizadores del torneo postergaron la final hasta nuevo aviso.Not long ago, the organizers of the tournament postponed the final until further notice. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postergaba | Antes, yo postergaba la cita por falta de tiempo.Before, I used to postpone the appointment for lack of time. |
| tú | postergabas | Por entonces, tú postergabas el viaje hasta julio.Back then, you used to postpone the trip until July. |
| él | postergaba | En esa época, la jueza del caso postergaba la reunión por la lluvia.At that time, the judge on the case used to postpone the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | postergábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros postergábamos la mudanza una semana.When that was normal, we used to postpone the move by one week. |
| vosotros | postergabais | Hace años, vosotros postergabais la compra grande para el lunes.Years ago, you all used to postpone the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | postergaban | En aquellos días, los organizadores del torneo postergaban la final hasta nuevo aviso.In those days, the organizers of the tournament used to postpone the final until further notice. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había postergado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había postergado la cita por falta de tiempo.When you arrived, I had already postponed the appointment for lack of time. |
| tú | habías postergado | Para entonces, tú ya habías postergado el viaje hasta julio.By then, you had already postponed the trip until July. |
| él | había postergado | Al volver, la jueza del caso ya había postergado la reunión por la lluvia.When we came back, the judge on the case had already postponed the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | habíamos postergado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos postergado la mudanza una semana.Before talking it through, we had already postponed the move by one week. |
| vosotros | habíais postergado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais postergado la compra grande para el lunes.When you looked again, you all had already postponed the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | habían postergado | Para ese momento, los organizadores del torneo ya habían postergado la final hasta nuevo aviso.By that moment, the organizers of the tournament had already postponed the final until further notice. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube postergado | Apenas yo hube postergado la cita por falta de tiempo, todo cambió.As soon as I had postponed the appointment for lack of time, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste postergado | En cuanto tú hubiste postergado el viaje hasta julio, se notó.The moment you had postponed the trip until July, it showed. |
| él | hubo postergado | No bien la jueza del caso hubo postergado la reunión por la lluvia, hubo ruido.As soon as the judge on the case had postponed the meeting because of the rain, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos postergado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos postergado la mudanza una semana, seguimos adelante.Once we had postponed the move by one week, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis postergado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis postergado la compra grande para el lunes, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had postponed the big shopping trip until Monday, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron postergado | En cuanto los organizadores del torneo hubieron postergado la final hasta nuevo aviso, el ambiente cambió.The moment the organizers of the tournament had postponed the final until further notice, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postergaré | Mañana, yo postergaré la cita por falta de tiempo.Tomorrow, I will postpone the appointment for lack of time. |
| tú | postergarás | Dentro de poco, tú postergarás el viaje hasta julio.Soon, you will postpone the trip until July. |
| él | postergará | Esta tarde, la jueza del caso postergará la reunión por la lluvia.This afternoon, the judge on the case will postpone the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | postergaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros postergaremos la mudanza una semana.Next week, we will postpone the move by one week. |
| vosotros | postergaréis | Pronto, vosotros postergaréis la compra grande para el lunes.Before long, you all will postpone the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | postergarán | Más adelante, los organizadores del torneo postergarán la final hasta nuevo aviso.Later on, the organizers of the tournament will postpone the final until further notice. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré postergado | Para entonces, yo ya habré postergado la cita por falta de tiempo.By then, I will already have postponed the appointment for lack of time. |
| tú | habrás postergado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás postergado el viaje hasta julio.Before closing time, you will already have postponed the trip until July. |
| él | habrá postergado | Al final del día, la jueza del caso ya habrá postergado la reunión por la lluvia.By the end of the day, the judge on the case will already have postponed the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | habremos postergado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos postergado la mudanza una semana.By tomorrow, we will already have postponed the move by one week. |
| vosotros | habréis postergado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis postergado la compra grande para el lunes.Before leaving, you all will already have postponed the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | habrán postergado | Para esa hora, los organizadores del torneo ya habrán postergado la final hasta nuevo aviso.By that hour, the organizers of the tournament will already have postponed the final until further notice. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postergaría | En un caso así, yo postergaría la cita por falta de tiempo.In a case like that, I would postpone the appointment for lack of time. |
| tú | postergarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú postergarías el viaje hasta julio.With a little more time, you would postpone the trip until July. |
| él | postergaría | En esa situación, la jueza del caso postergaría la reunión por la lluvia.In that situation, the judge on the case would postpone the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | postergaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros postergaríamos la mudanza una semana.With that outlook, we would postpone the move by one week. |
| vosotros | postergaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros postergaríais la compra grande para el lunes.If it came to that, you all would postpone the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | postergarían | En un día así, los organizadores del torneo postergarían la final hasta nuevo aviso.On a day like that, the organizers of the tournament would postpone the final until further notice. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría postergado | En otro momento, yo habría postergado la cita por falta de tiempo.At another moment, I would have postponed the appointment for lack of time. |
| tú | habrías postergado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías postergado el viaje hasta julio.With a little more margin, you would have postponed the trip until July. |
| él | habría postergado | A esas alturas, la jueza del caso habría postergado la reunión por la lluvia.By then, the judge on the case would have postponed the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | habríamos postergado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos postergado la mudanza una semana.With that turn, we would have postponed the move by one week. |
| vosotros | habríais postergado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais postergado la compra grande para el lunes.At that point, you all would have postponed the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | habrían postergado | En ese punto, los organizadores del torneo habrían postergado la final hasta nuevo aviso.From there, the organizers of the tournament would have postponed the final until further notice. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postergue | Es mejor que yo postergue la cita por falta de tiempo.It is better that I postpone the appointment for lack of time. |
| tú | postergues | Hace falta que tú postergues el viaje hasta julio.It is necessary that you postpone the trip until July. |
| él | postergue | Conviene que la jueza del caso postergue la reunión por la lluvia.It is wise that the judge on the case postpone the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | posterguemos | Importa que nosotros posterguemos la mudanza una semana.It matters that we postpone the move by one week. |
| vosotros | posterguéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros posterguéis la compra grande para el lunes.It may help if you all postpone the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | posterguen | Es posible que los organizadores del torneo posterguen la final hasta nuevo aviso.It is possible that the organizers of the tournament postpone the final until further notice. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya postergado | Ojalá yo haya postergado la cita por falta de tiempo.Hopefully I have postponed the appointment for lack of time. |
| tú | hayas postergado | Puede que tú ya hayas postergado el viaje hasta julio.Maybe you already have postponed the trip until July. |
| él | haya postergado | Tal vez la jueza del caso haya postergado la reunión por la lluvia.Perhaps the judge on the case has postponed the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | hayamos postergado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos postergado la mudanza una semana.Maybe we already have postponed the move by one week. |
| vosotros | hayáis postergado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis postergado la compra grande para el lunes.It is likely that you all have postponed the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | hayan postergado | Puede ser que los organizadores del torneo ya hayan postergado la final hasta nuevo aviso.It may be that the organizers of the tournament already have postponed the final until further notice. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postergara | Si yo postergara la cita por falta de tiempo, se notaría enseguida.If I postponed the appointment for lack of time, it would show right away. |
| tú | postergaras | Si tú postergaras el viaje hasta julio, costaría ocultarlo.If you postponed the trip until July, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | postergara | Si la jueza del caso postergara la reunión por la lluvia, daría mucho que hablar.If the judge on the case postponed the meeting because of the rain, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | postergáramos | Si nosotros postergáramos la mudanza una semana, todo iría por otro lado.If we postponed the move by one week, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | postergarais | Si vosotros postergarais la compra grande para el lunes, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all postponed the big shopping trip until Monday, the mood would change. |
| ellos | postergaran | Si los organizadores del torneo postergaran la final hasta nuevo aviso, la escena sería otra.If the organizers of the tournament postponed the final until further notice, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera postergado | Si yo hubiera postergado la cita por falta de tiempo, aún se recordaría.If I had postponed the appointment for lack of time, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras postergado | Si tú hubieras postergado el viaje hasta julio, eso habría dejado marca.If you had postponed the trip until July, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera postergado | Si la jueza del caso hubiera postergado la reunión por la lluvia, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the judge on the case had postponed the meeting because of the rain, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos postergado | Si nosotros hubiéramos postergado la mudanza una semana, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had postponed the move by one week, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais postergado | Si vosotros hubierais postergado la compra grande para el lunes, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had postponed the big shopping trip until Monday, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran postergado | Si los organizadores del torneo hubieran postergado la final hasta nuevo aviso, nada habría quedado igual.If the organizers of the tournament had postponed the final until further notice, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postergare | Si yo postergare la cita por falta de tiempo, se notará enseguida.If I postpone the appointment for lack of time, it will show right away. |
| tú | postergares | Si tú postergares el viaje hasta julio, costará ignorarlo.If you postpone the trip until July, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | postergare | Si la jueza del caso postergare la reunión por la lluvia, dará mucho que hablar.If the judge on the case postpones the meeting because of the rain, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | postergáremos | Si nosotros postergáremos la mudanza una semana, todo irá por otro camino.If we postpone the move by one week, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | postergareis | Si vosotros postergareis la compra grande para el lunes, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all postpone the big shopping trip until Monday, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | postergaren | Si los organizadores del torneo postergaren la final hasta nuevo aviso, la escena será distinta.If the organizers of the tournament postpone the final until further notice, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere postergado | Cuando yo hubiere postergado la cita por falta de tiempo, ya se notará.When I have postponed the appointment for lack of time, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres postergado | En cuanto tú hubieres postergado el viaje hasta julio, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have postponed the trip until July, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere postergado | Cuando la jueza del caso hubiere postergado la reunión por la lluvia, se verá de inmediato.When the judge on the case has postponed the meeting because of the rain, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos postergado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos postergado la mudanza una semana, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have postponed the move by one week, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis postergado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis postergado la compra grande para el lunes, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have postponed the big shopping trip until Monday, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren postergado | En cuanto los organizadores del torneo hubieren postergado la final hasta nuevo aviso, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the organizers of the tournament have postponed the final until further notice, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | posterga | posterga el viaje hasta julio.Postpone the trip until July. |
| él | postergue | Que la jueza del caso postergue la reunión por la lluvia.Let the judge on the case postpone the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | posterguemos | posterguemos la mudanza una semana.Postpone the move by one week. |
| vosotros | postergad | postergad la compra grande para el lunes.Postpone the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | posterguen | Que los organizadores del torneo posterguen la final hasta nuevo aviso.Let the organizers of the tournament postpone the final until further notice. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no postergues | No no postergues el viaje hasta julio.Do not postpone the trip until July. |
| él | no postergue | Que la jueza del caso no no postergue la reunión por la lluvia.Let the judge on the case not postpone the meeting because of the rain. |
| nosotros | no posterguemos | No no posterguemos la mudanza una semana.Let us not postpone the move by one week. |
| vosotros | no posterguéis | No no posterguéis la compra grande para el lunes.Do not postpone the big shopping trip until Monday. |
| ellos | no posterguen | Que los organizadores del torneo no no posterguen la final hasta nuevo aviso.Let the organizers of the tournament not postpone the final until further notice. |
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Practice postergar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la cita por falta de tiempo.
I postpone the appointment for lack of time.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'postergar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'postergar' means to postpone. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is postergar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Postergar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate postergar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of postergar: yo postergo, tú postergas, él/ella/usted posterga, nosotros postergamos, vosotros postergáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes postergan.
- How do you conjugate postergar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of postergar: yo postergué, tú postergaste, él/ella/usted postergó, nosotros postergamos, vosotros postergasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes postergaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of postergar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of postergar: yo postergaba, tú postergabas, él/ella/usted postergaba, nosotros postergábamos, vosotros postergabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes postergaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of postergar?
- The past participle of postergar is 'postergado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he postergado' (I have postponeed), 'has postergado', 'ha postergado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of postergar?
- The gerundio of postergar is 'postergando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy postergando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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