Deletrear means to spell out words letter by letter. It is used when instructing someone to spell a word or when describing the act of spelling.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletreo | Yo deletreo las palabras lentamente. I spell the words slowly. | |
| Tú | deletreas | Tú deletreas bien en inglés. You spell well in English. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deletrea | Ella deletrea su nombre claramente. She spells her name clearly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deletreamos | Nosotros deletreamos las palabras en clase. We spell the words in class. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deletreáis | Vosotros deletreáis muy rápido. You all spell very quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deletrean | Ellos deletrean las palabras correctamente. They spell the words correctly. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletreé | Ayer deletreé esa palabra correctamente. Yesterday I spelled that word correctly. | |
| Tú | deletreaste | ¿Deletreaste tu nombre en la tarjeta? Did you spell your name on the card? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deletreó | Ella deletreó la palabra sin errores. She spelled the word without mistakes. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deletreamos | Nosotros deletreamos las palabras en clase. We spelled the words in class. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deletreasteis | Vosotros deletreasteis bien las instrucciones. You all spelled the instructions well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deletrearon | Ellos deletrearon todos los términos técnicos. They spelled all the technical terms. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletreaba | Yo deletreaba las palabras lentamente. I used to spell the words slowly. | |
| Tú | deletreabas | Tú deletreabas las palabras en clase. You used to spell the words in class. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deletreaba | Ella deletreaba las palabras con cuidado. She used to spell the words carefully. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deletreábamos | Nosotros deletreábamos las palabras todos los días. We used to spell the words every day. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deletreabais | Vosotros deletreabais las palabras en la clase. You all used to spell the words in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deletreaban | Ellos deletreaban las palabras rápidamente. They used to spell the words quickly. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy deletreando | Estoy deletreando la palabra ahora mismo. I am spelling the word right now. | |
| Tú | estás deletreando | Estás deletreando correctamente. You are spelling correctly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está deletreando | Ella está deletreando la lista. She is spelling the list. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos deletreando | Estamos deletreando las palabras juntas. We are spelling the words together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis deletreando | Vosotros estáis deletreando en clase. You all are spelling in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están deletreando | Ellos están deletreando los nombres. They are spelling the names. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a deletrear | Voy a deletrear la palabra ahora. I am going to spell the word now. | |
| Tú | vas a deletrear | ¿Vas a deletrear esa palabra? Are you going to spell that word? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a deletrear | Ella va a deletrear la lista pronto. She is going to spell the list soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a deletrear | Vamos a deletrear las palabras juntas. We are going to spell the words together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a deletrear | ¿Vais a deletrear las instrucciones? Are you all going to spell the instructions? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a deletrear | Ellos van a deletrear el vocabulario. They are going to spell the vocabulary. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletrearé | Deletrearé la palabra para ti. I will spell the word for you. | |
| Tú | deletrearás | Deletrearás la lista en la reunión. You will spell the list at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deletreará | Ella deletreará su nombre en la presentación. She will spell her name in the presentation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deletrearemos | Deletrearemos las palabras en clase. We will spell the words in class. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deletrearéis | Deletrearéis las instrucciones mañana. You all will spell the instructions tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deletrearán | Ellos deletrearán los términos técnicos. They will spell the technical terms. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletrearía | Yo deletrearía esa palabra si me lo pidieras. I would spell that word if you asked me. | |
| Tú | deletrearías | Tú deletrearías la palabra correctamente. You would spell the word correctly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deletrearía | Él deletrearía su nombre en la entrevista. He would spell his name in the interview. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deletrearíamos | Nosotros deletrearíamos las palabras difíciles. We would spell the difficult words. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deletrearíais | Vosotros deletrearíais esa frase sin problema. You all would spell that phrase without problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deletrearían | Ellos deletrearían las palabras en la competencia. They would spell the words in the competition. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he deletreado | Yo he deletreado la palabra correctamente. I have spelled the word correctly. | |
| Tú | has deletreado | Tú has deletreado bien el nombre. You have spelled the name well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha deletreado | Él ha deletreado la frase varias veces. He has spelled the phrase several times. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos deletreado | Nosotros hemos deletreado todas las palabras. We have spelled all the words. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis deletreado | Vosotros habéis deletreado bien el término. You all have spelled the term correctly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han deletreado | Ellos han deletreado muchas palabras hoy. They have spelled many words today. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había deletreado | Yo había deletreado la palabra antes de que me lo pidieras. I had spelled the word before you asked me. | |
| Tú | habías deletreado | Tú habías deletreado mal la palabra ayer. You had misspelled the word yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había deletreado | Ella había deletreado la frase correctamente. She had spelled the phrase correctly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos deletreado | Nosotros habíamos deletreado todas las palabras. We had spelled all the words. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais deletreado | Vosotros habíais deletreado mal la respuesta. You all had misspelled the answer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían deletreado | Ellos habían deletreado el nombre correctamente. They had spelled the name correctly. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré deletreado | Para entonces, habré deletreado todas las palabras. By then, I will have spelled all the words. | |
| Tú | habrás deletreado | Para mañana, habrás deletreado el nombre correctamente. By tomorrow, you will have spelled the name correctly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá deletreado | Ella habrá deletreado la palabra antes del examen. She will have spelled the word before the exam. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos deletreado | Nosotros habremos deletreado todos los términos. We will have spelled all the terms. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis deletreado | Vosotros habréis deletreado las palabras correctamente. You all will have spelled the words correctly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán deletreado | Ellos habrán deletreado el vocabulario completo. They will have spelled the entire vocabulary. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría deletreado | Yo habría deletreado la palabra correctamente. I would have spelled the word correctly. | |
| Tú | habrías deletreado | Tú habrías deletreado la respuesta si hubieras sabido. You would have spelled the answer if you had known. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría deletreado | Ella habría deletreado el nombre perfectamente. She would have spelled the name perfectly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos deletreado | Nosotros habríamos deletreado la palabra juntos. We would have spelled the word together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais deletreado | Vosotros habríais deletreado bien si hubierais practicado. You all would have spelled it well if you had practiced. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían deletreado | Ellos habrían deletreado el término correctamente. They would have spelled the term correctly. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletree | Es importante que yo deletree bien. It's important that I spell it correctly. | |
| Tú | deletrees | Espero que tú deletrees la palabra. I hope that you spell the word. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deletree | Es posible que él deletree mal. It's possible that he spells it wrong. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deletree | Queremos que nosotros deletree correctamente. We want us to spell correctly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deletreeis | Dudo que vosotros deletreeis esa palabra. I doubt that you all spell that word. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deletreen | Es bueno que ellos deletreen bien. It's good that they spell well. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletreara | Esperaba que deletreara la palabra correctamente. I hoped that he/she spelled the word correctly. | |
| Tú | deletrearas | No creía que deletrearas mal. I didn't think you spelled it wrong. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deletreara | Quería que deletreara el nombre bien. I wanted him/her to spell the name well. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deletreáramos | Era importante que deletreáramos la palabra juntos. It was important that we spelled the word together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deletrearais | Dudaba que deletrearais correctamente. I doubted that you all spelled it correctly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deletrearan | No creían que deletrearan la frase bien. They didn't believe that they spelled the phrase correctly. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletrare | Si alguien me deletrare, entendería mejor. If someone spelled it out to me, I would understand better. | |
| Tú | deletreares | Cuando deletreares la palabra, te entenderé. When you spell out the word, I will understand you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deletrare | Es probable que deletrare la lista mañana. He/She/You (formal) will probably spell out the list tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deletreáremos | Nosotros deletreáremos el nombre en la reunión. We will spell out the name at the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deletreares | Vosotros deletreares las palabras lentamente. You all will spell the words slowly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deletrearen | Ellos deletrearen el mensaje en la carta. They will spell out the message in the letter. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya deletreado | Espero que haya deletreado bien la palabra. I hope I have spelled the word correctly. | |
| Tú | hayas deletreado | ¿Crees que hayas deletreado correctamente? Do you think you have spelled it correctly? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya deletreado | Es posible que haya deletreado mal el nombre. It is possible that he has misspelled the name. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos deletreado | Es importante que hayamos deletreado bien la palabra. It is important that we have spelled the word correctly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis deletreado | ¿Habéis deletreado la palabra correctamente? Have you all spelled the word correctly? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan deletreado | Es probable que hayan deletreado mal la palabra. They probably have misspelled the word. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera deletreado | Si hubiera deletreado bien, entenderías. If I had spelled it correctly, you would understand. | |
| Tú | hubieras deletreado | Si hubieras deletreado eso, no habría confusión. If you had spelled that, there would be no confusion. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera deletreado | Ella hubiera deletreado la palabra correctamente. She had spelled the word correctly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos deletreado | Nosotros hubiéramos deletreado mejor si hubiéramos practicado. We would have spelled better if we had practiced. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais deletreado | Vosotros hubierais deletreado mal sin ayuda. You all would have misspelled without help. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran deletreado | Ellos hubieran deletreado la palabra si hubieran sabido. They would have spelled the word if they had known. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya deletreado | Espero que haya deletreado bien la palabra. I hope I have spelled the word correctly. | |
| Tú | hayas deletreado | Es posible que hayas deletreado mal el nombre. It's possible that you have misspelled the name. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya deletreado | Creo que él haya deletreado la palabra correctamente. I believe he has spelled the word correctly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos deletreado | Es probable que hayamos deletreado mal la frase. It's likely that we have misspelled the phrase. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis deletreado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis deletreado bien. I'm not sure that you all have spelled it correctly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan deletreado | Es posible que hayan deletreado la palabra incorrectamente. It's possible that they have misspelled the word. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletrea | ¡Deletrea tu nombre claramente! Spell out your name clearly! | |
| Tú | deletrea | ¡Deletrea la palabra lentamente! Spell the word slowly! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deletree | ¡Deletree la respuesta ahora! Spell out the answer now! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deletreemos | ¡Deletreemos las instrucciones juntos! Let's spell out the instructions together! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deletread | ¡Deletread las palabras en voz alta! Spell the words aloud! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deletreen | ¡Deletreen el vocabulario completo! Spell the entire vocabulary! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no deletrees | No deletrees las palabras en voz alta. Don't spell out the words aloud. | |
| Tú | no deletrees | No deletrees esa lista todavía. Don't spell that list yet. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no deletree | Por favor, no deletree esa palabra. Please, don't spell that word. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no deletremos | No deletremos los nombres en la reunión. Let's not spell the names at the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no deletéis | No deletéis las palabras en clase. Don't spell the words in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no deletreen | No deletreen esas palabras ahora. Don't spell those words now. |
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