Spanish verb deletrear conjugation

deletrear

to spell

regular verbPast participle: deletreadoGerund: deletreando

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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Complete conjugation of deletrear

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	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.

Indicative Preterite

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Imperfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Present Continuous

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

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 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.

Indicative Future

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Conditional

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Present Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Past Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

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 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.

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 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.

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	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.

Subjunctive Imperfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

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	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.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

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 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.

Imperative Affirmative

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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!

Imperative Negative

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.