Relatar means to tell or recount a story, event, or series of facts. It is used when describing or narrating something in detail.
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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 | relato | Yo relato la historia con entusiasmo. I narrate the story with enthusiasm. | |
| Tú | relatas | Tú relatas bien las experiencias. You narrate experiences well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | relata | Ella relata sus aventuras con detalle. She narrates her adventures in detail. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | relatamos | Nosotros relatamos los hechos claramente. We narrate the facts clearly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | relatáis | Vosotros relatáis historias interesantes. You all narrate interesting stories. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | relatan | Ellos relatan sus experiencias en la reunión. They narrate their experiences at the meeting. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | relaté | Ayer relaté la historia a mis amigos. Yesterday I recounted the story to my friends. | |
| Tú | relataste | Tú relataste lo que viste en la reunión. You recounted what you saw at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | relató | Ella relató sus experiencias en el viaje. She recounted her experiences during the trip. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | relatamos | Nosotros relatamos la historia en clase. We recounted the story in class. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | relatasteis | Vosotros relatasteis lo que ocurrió. You all recounted what happened. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | relataron | Ellos relataron sus aventuras en la conferencia. They recounted their adventures at the conference. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | relataba | Yo relataba historias a mis amigos. I used to tell stories to my friends. | |
| Tú | relatabas | Tú relatabas lo que sucedió ayer. You used to tell what happened yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | relataba | Ella relataba cuentos antes de dormir. She used to tell stories before sleeping. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | relatábamos | Nosotros relatábamos nuestras aventuras. We used to tell our adventures. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | relatabais | Vosotros relatabais historias divertidas. You all used to tell funny stories. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | relataban | Ellos relataban hechos del pasado. They used to tell past events. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy relatando | Estoy relatando la historia ahora mismo. I am narrating the story right now. | |
| Tú | estás relatando | Estás relatando un evento importante. You are narrating an important event. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está relatando | Ella está relatando sus experiencias. She is narrating her experiences. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos relatando | Estamos relatando lo que vimos. We are narrating what we saw. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis relatando | Vosotros estáis relatando la historia bien. You all are narrating the story well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están relatando | Ellos están relatando sus aventuras. They are narrating their adventures. |
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 relatar | Voy a relatar la historia mañana. I am going to tell the story tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a relatar | Vas a relatar lo que viste. You are going to tell what you saw. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a relatar | Ella va a relatar su experiencia. She is going to tell her experience. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a relatar | Vamos a relatar el evento pronto. We are going to tell about the event soon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a relatar | Vosotros vais a relatar la historia. You all are going to tell the story. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a relatar | Ellos van a relatar sus aventuras. They are going to tell their adventures. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | relataré | Yo relataré la historia mañana. I will tell the story tomorrow. | |
| Tú | relatarás | Tú relatarás tus experiencias pronto. You will tell your experiences soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | relatará | Ella relatará el evento en la reunión. She will narrate the event at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | relataremos | Nosotros relataremos los hechos después. We will recount the facts later. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | relataréis | Vosotros relataréis la historia en clase. You all will tell the story in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | relatarán | Ellos relatarán sus aventuras pronto. They will narrate their adventures soon. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | relataría | Yo relataría la historia si tuviera tiempo. I would tell the story if I had time. | |
| Tú | relatarías | Tú relatarías lo que viste ayer. You would tell what you saw yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | relataría | Ella relataría sus experiencias en la conferencia. She would recount her experiences at the conference. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | relataríamos | Nosotros relataríamos los hechos si nos lo pidieran. We would recount the facts if asked. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | relataríais | Vosotros relataríais la historia con detalle. You all would tell the story in detail. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | relatarían | Ellos relatarían sus aventuras en el viaje. They would recount their adventures on the trip. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he relatado | Yo he relatado la historia varias veces. I have recounted the story several times. | |
| Tú | has relatado | Tú has relatado esa anécdota muchas veces. You have recounted that anecdote many times. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha relatado | Ella ha relatado el evento claramente. She has recounted the event clearly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos relatado | Nosotros hemos relatado la historia juntos. We have recounted the story together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis relatado | Vosotros habéis relatado esa experiencia muchas veces. You all have recounted that experience many times. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han relatado | Ellos han relatado sus aventuras en el viaje. They have recounted their adventures on the trip. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había relatado | Yo había relatado la historia antes de dormir. I had recounted the story before sleeping. | |
| Tú | habías relatado | Tú habías relatado el incidente ayer. You had recounted the incident yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había relatado | Ella había relatado sus experiencias antes de irse. She had recounted her experiences before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos relatado | Nosotros habíamos relatado todo en la reunión. We had recounted everything in the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais relatado | Vosotros habíais relatado la historia varias veces. You all had recounted the story several times. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían relatado | Ellos habían relatado sus aventuras ayer. They had recounted their adventures yesterday. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré relatado | Para entonces, ya habré relatado la historia. By then, I will have already told the story. | |
| Tú | habrás relatado | Para mañana, tú habrás relatado todo. By tomorrow, you will have told everything. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá relatado | Ella habrá relatado la experiencia. She will have told the experience. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos relatado | Nosotros habremos relatado los hechos. We will have told the facts. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis relatado | Vosotros habréis relatado la historia. You all will have told the story. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán relatado | Ellos habrán relatado todo para entonces. They will have told everything by then. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría relatado | Yo habría relatado la historia si hubiera sabido. I would have narrated the story if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías relatado | Tú habrías relatado el evento mejor que yo. You would have narrated the event better than I did. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría relatado | Ella habría relatado la anécdota con entusiasmo. She would have narrated the anecdote with enthusiasm. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos relatado | Nosotros habríamos relatado la experiencia juntos. We would have narrated the experience together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais relatado | Vosotros habríais relatado la historia en la reunión. You all would have narrated the story at the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían relatado | Ellos habrían relatado los hechos si hubieran estado allí. They would have narrated the facts if they had been there. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | relate | Espero que yo relate la historia. I hope that I tell the story. | |
| Tú | relates | Es importante que tú relates la verdad. It's important that you tell the truth. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | relate | Es posible que él relate el incidente. It's possible that he tells the incident. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | relatemos | Queremos que nosotros relatemos el evento. We want us to tell the event. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | relatéis | Dudo que vosotros relatéis la historia. I doubt that you all tell the story. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | relaten | Es bueno que ellas relaten sus experiencias. It's good that they tell their experiences. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | relatara | Esperaba que él relatara la historia. I hoped that he would tell the story. | |
| Tú | relataras | Querías que tú relataras lo ocurrido. You wanted you to tell what happened. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | relatara | Dudaba que ella relatara la verdad. I doubted that she told the truth. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | relatáramos | Era importante que nosotros relatáramos los hechos. It was important that we told the facts. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | relatarais | No creía que vosotros relatarais todo. I didn't believe that you all told everything. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | relataran | No pensaba que ellos relataran la historia completa. I didn't think they told the full story. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | relataren | Si alguien relataren la historia, entenderíamos mejor. If someone related the story, we would understand better. | |
| Tú | relatares | Cuando relatares tus ideas, serás más claro. When you relate your ideas, you will be clearer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | relataren | Es posible que relataren los hechos mañana. It is possible that they will relate the facts tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | relataremos | Nosotros relataremos la historia en la reunión. We will relate the story at the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | relatares | Vosotros relatares lo que sucediere. You all will relate what happens. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | relataren | Ellos relataren las noticias en el informe. They will relate the news in the report. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya relatado | Espero que haya relatado la historia. I hope he/she has recounted the story. | |
| Tú | hayas relatado | Es posible que hayas relatado todo. It's possible that you have recounted everything. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya relatado | Es importante que él haya relatado los hechos. It's important that he has recounted the facts. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos relatado | Creemos que hayamos relatado la verdad. We believe that we have recounted the truth. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis relatado | ¿Habéis relatado la historia ya? Have you all recounted the story already? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan relatado | Es probable que hayan relatado todo. It's likely that they have recounted everything. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera relatado | Esperaba que yo hubiera relatado la historia. I hoped that I had told the story. | |
| Tú | hubieras relatado | No creía que tú hubieras relatado eso. I didn't believe that you had told that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera relatado | Pensaba que él hubiera relatado el incidente. I thought that he had recounted the incident. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos relatado | Si hubiéramos relatado la verdad, todo sería diferente. If we had told the truth, everything would be different. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais relatado | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais relatado la historia. I was surprised that you all had recounted the story. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran relatado | Dudaba que ellos hubieran relatado la verdad. I doubted that they had told the truth. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré relatado | Para entonces, ya habré relatado la historia. By then, I will have already told the story. | |
| Tú | habrás relatado | Cuando llegues, ya habrás relatado todo. When you arrive, you will have already told everything. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá relatado | Ella habrá relatado los hechos antes de salir. She will have told the facts before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos relatado | Nosotros habremos relatado la historia para entonces. We will have told the story by then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis relatado | Vosotros habréis relatado todo para mañana. You all will have told everything by tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán relatado | Ellos habrán relatado los eventos importantes. They will have told the important events. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | relate | Relate la historia con entusiasmo. Tell the story with enthusiasm. | |
| Tú | relata | Relata lo que viste ayer. Tell what you saw yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | relate | Relate los hechos claramente. Tell the facts clearly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | relatemos | Relatemos nuestras experiencias. Let's tell our experiences. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | relatad | Relatad la historia en voz alta. Tell the story aloud. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | relaten | Relaten sus ideas con claridad. Tell your ideas clearly. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no relates | No relates esa historia en la reunión. Don't recount that story in the meeting. | |
| Tú | no relates | No relates lo que viste ayer. Don't tell what you saw yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no relate | No relate detalles personales en público. Don't share personal details in public. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no relatemos | No relatemos esa historia en la fiesta. Let's not recount that story at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no relatéis | No relatéis cosas que no son ciertas. Don't tell things that aren't true. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no relaten | No relaten secretos a nadie. Don't tell secrets to anyone. |
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