Postponing an event in Spanish

A postponement moves an event to a later time.

The idea

Use aplazar with the event; hasta or a can introduce the later date.

La asociación aplaza la reunión hasta mayo.The association postpones the meeting until May.
Aplacé la visita por la tormenta.I postponed the visit because of the storm.
¿Aplazamos la elección una semana?Shall we postpone the election for a week?
El teatro aplazó el estreno al sábado.The theatre postponed the premiere until Saturday.
Si falta información, aplazarán la decisión.If information is missing, they will postpone the decision.
No podemos aplazar el examen otra vez.We cannot postpone the exam again.

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Do not write aplazé: before e, the stem changes from z to c.

Choose the correct form: Yo ___ el viaje ayer. (aplacé / aplazé)
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aplacé
aplacé describes the speaker’s completed action yesterday.
Choose the correct form: La comisión ___ el debate hasta junio. (aplaza / aplazas)
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aplaza
aplaza agrees with the singular committee.
Choose the correct form: Vamos a ___ la entrega. (aplazar / celebrar)
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aplazar
aplazar is the infinitive after vamos a.

Describe a visit you postponed and say why.