Silabear means to divide words into syllables, often used in linguistic or educational contexts to analyze pronunciation or 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 | silabéo | Yo silabéo las palabras lentamente. I syllabify the words slowly. | |
| Tú | silabeas | Tú silabeas las palabras correctamente. You syllabify the words correctly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | silabea | Ella silabea las frases en clase. She syllabifies the phrases in class. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | silabeamos | Nosotros silabeamos las palabras difíciles. We syllabify the difficult words. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | silabeáis | Vosotros silabeáis las palabras en español. You all syllabify the words in Spanish. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | silabean | Ellos silabean las oraciones largas. They syllabify the long sentences. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | silabé | Ayer silabé todas las palabras difíciles. Yesterday I syllabified all the difficult words. | |
| Tú | silabaste | Tú silabaste el poema en clase. You syllabified the poem in class. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | silabó | Ella silabó la palabra correctamente. She syllabified the word correctly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | silabamos | Nosotros silabamos las frases largas. We syllabified the long sentences. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | silabasteis | Vosotros silabasteis las palabras en la tarea. You all syllabified the words in the homework. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | silabaron | Ellos silabaron las oraciones rápidamente. They syllabified the sentences quickly. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | silabeaba | Yo silabeaba las palabras lentamente. I used to syllabicate the words slowly. | |
| Tú | silabeabas | Tú silabeabas las frases en clase. You used to syllabicate the phrases in class. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | silabeaba | Ella silabeaba las palabras en la lectura. She used to syllabicate the words during reading. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | silabeábamos | Nosotros silabeábamos las palabras en grupo. We used to syllabicate the words in a group. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | silabeabais | Vosotros silabeabais en la clase de idiomas. You all used to syllabicate in language class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | silabeaban | Ellos silabeaban las palabras difíciles. They used to syllabicate the difficult words. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy silabeando | Estoy silabeando la palabra ahora mismo. I am syllabicating the word right now. | |
| Tú | estás silabeando | Estás silabeando esa frase lentamente. You are syllabicating that phrase slowly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está silabeando | Ella está silabeando la canción en clase. She is syllabicating the song in class. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos silabeando | Estamos silabeando las palabras en grupo. We are syllabicating the words in a group. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis silabeando | Vosotros estáis silabeando el poema ahora. You all are syllabicating the poem now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están silabeando | Ellos están silabeando las instrucciones. They are syllabicating the instructions. |
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 silabear | Voy a silabear la palabra ahora. I am going to syllabicate the word now. | |
| Tú | vas a silabear | ¿Vas a silabear esa frase? Are you going to syllabicate that phrase? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a silabear | Ella va a silabear el texto mañana. She is going to syllabicate the text tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a silabear | Vamos a silabear las palabras juntos. We are going to syllabicate the words together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a silabear | ¿Vais a silabear el poema? Are you all going to syllabicate the poem? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a silabear | Ellos van a silabear la canción. They are going to syllabicate the song. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | silabearé | Yo silabearé la palabra mañana. I will syllabicate the word tomorrow. | |
| Tú | silabearás | Tú silabearás la frase más tarde. You will syllabicate the phrase later. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | silabeará | Ella silabeará la palabra en clase. She will syllabicate the word in class. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | silabearémos | Nosotros silabearémos los textos en la reunión. We will syllabicate the texts in the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | silabearéis | Vosotros silabearéis las palabras en la tarea. You all will syllabicate the words in the homework. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | silabearán | Ellos silabearán las oraciones mañana. They will syllabicate the sentences tomorrow. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | silabearía | Yo silabearía esa palabra lentamente. I would syllabify that word slowly. | |
| Tú | silabearías | Tú silabearías esa frase en la clase. You would syllabify that phrase in class. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | silabearía | Él silabearía la canción si tuviera tiempo. He would syllabify the song if he had time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | silabearíamos | Nosotros silabearíamos esas palabras juntos. We would syllabify those words together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | silabearíais | Vosotros silabearíais el texto en la reunión. You all would syllabify the text in the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | silabearían | Ellos silabearían esas frases si pudieran. They would syllabify those phrases if they could. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he silabed | Yo he silabed varias palabras hoy. I have syllabicated several words today. | |
| Tú | has silabed | Tú has silabed todas las oraciones. You have syllabicated all the sentences. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha silabed | Él ha silabed el texto completo. He has syllabicated the entire text. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos silabed | Nosotros hemos silabed muchas palabras. We have syllabicated many words. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis silabed | Vosotros habéis silabed el poema. You all have syllabicated the poem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han silabed | Ellos han silabed varias frases. They have syllabicated several phrases. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había silabeado | Yo había silabeado todas las palabras. I had syllabicated all the words. | |
| Tú | habías silabeado | Tú habías silabeado el texto antes de la clase. You had syllabicated the text before the class. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había silabeado | Ella había silabeado las palabras correctamente. She had syllabicated the words correctly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos silabeado | Nosotros habíamos silabeado todo el poema. We had syllabicated the entire poem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais silabeado | Vosotros habíais silabeado las frases antes del examen. You all had syllabicated the sentences before the exam. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían silabeado | Ellos habían silabeado las palabras difíciles. They had syllabicated the difficult words. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré silabeteado | Para entonces, habré silabeteado toda la palabra. By then, I will have syllabicated the whole word. | |
| Tú | habrás silabeteado | Para mañana, habrás silabeteado el texto completo. By tomorrow, you will have syllabicated the entire text. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá silabeteado | Cuando llegues, él ya habrá silabeteado la lista. When you arrive, he will have already syllabicated the list. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos silabeteado | Para el fin de semana, habremos silabeteado todos los capítulos. By the weekend, we will have syllabicated all the chapters. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis silabeteado | Para entonces, habréis silabeteado todas las palabras. By then, you all will have syllabicated all the words. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán silabeteado | Para cuando regreses, ya habrán silabeteado el texto. By the time you return, they will have already syllabicated the text. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría silabeado | Yo habría silabeado la palabra correctamente. I would have syllabicated the word correctly. | |
| Tú | habrías silabeado | Tú habrías silabeado esa frase mejor. You would have syllabicated that phrase better. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría silabeado | Él habría silabeado la palabra si hubiera sabido. He would have syllabicated the word if he had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos silabeado | Nosotros habríamos silabeado el poema completo. We would have syllabicated the entire poem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais silabeado | Vosotros habríais silabeado esas palabras mejor. You all would have syllabicated those words better. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían silabeado | Ellos habrían silabeado la canción si hubieran tenido tiempo. They would have syllabicated the song if they had had time. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | silabée | Espero que yo silabee bien la palabra. I hope that I syllabify the word well. | |
| Tú | silabees | Es importante que tú silabees correctamente. It's important that you syllabify correctly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | silabee | Es posible que él silabee en la clase. It's possible that he syllabifies in class. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | silabeemos | Queremos que nosotros silabeemos bien. We want us to syllabify well. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | silabeéis | Dudo que vosotros silabeéis esa palabra. I doubt that you all syllabify that word. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | silabeen | Es importante que ellos silabeen correctamente. It's important that they syllabify correctly. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | silabease | Quizás silabease la palabra correctamente. Maybe I syllabicated the word correctly. | |
| Tú | silabeases | Esperaba que silabeases bien. I hoped you syllabicated well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | silabease | No creía que silabease así. I didn't think he syllabicated like that. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | silabeásemos | Ojalá silabeásemos mejor. Hopefully we syllabicated better. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | silabeaseis | Me sorprendió que silabeaseis rápido. It surprised me that you all syllabicated quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | silabeasen | No creía que silabeasen tan bien. I didn't believe they syllabicated so well. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | silabare | Si silabare la palabra, entenderás mejor. If I syllabify the word, you will understand better. | |
| Tú | silabares | Cuando silabares correctamente, mejorarás. When you syllabify correctly, you will improve. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | silabare | Es posible que silabare en la clase. It is possible that he/she/you formal will syllabify in class. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | silabáremos | Nosotros silabáremos las palabras complicadas. We will syllabify the complicated words. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | silabareis | Vosotros silabareis en el examen. You all will syllabify in the exam. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | silabaren | Es probable que silabaren en la competencia. They/You all formal will likely syllabify in the competition. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya silabeado | Espero que haya silabeado correctamente. I hope I have syllabicated correctly. | |
| Tú | hayas silabeado | Es posible que hayas silabeado mal. It's possible that you have syllabicated incorrectly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya silabeado | Es importante que haya silabeado bien. It's important that he/she/you have syllabicated well. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos silabeado | Creemos que hayamos silabeado correctamente. We believe that we have syllabicated correctly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis silabeado | ¿Habéis silabeado la palabra? Have you all syllabicated the word? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan silabeado | Es probable que hayan silabeado mal. It's likely that they/you all have syllabicated incorrectly. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera silabeado | Si hubiera silabeado mejor, entenderías. If I had syllabicated better, you would understand. | |
| Tú | hubieras silabeado | Si hubieras silabeado correctamente, habría sido más fácil. If you had syllabicated correctly, it would have been easier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera silabeado | Ella habría silabeado la palabra si lo hubiera sabido. She would have syllabicated the word if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos silabeado | Nosotros habríamos silabeado mejor si hubiéramos practicado. We would have syllabicated better if we had practiced. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais silabeado | Si hubierais silabeado, entenderíais la regla. If you had syllabicated, you would understand the rule. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran silabeado | Ellos habrían silabeado la palabra si hubieran tenido tiempo. They would have syllabicated the word if they had had time. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere silabeado | Para entonces, ya hubiere silabeado toda la palabra. By then, I will have already syllabicated the whole word. | |
| Tú | hubieres silabeado | Cuando llegues, tú hubieres silabeado la frase. When you arrive, you will have syllabicated the phrase. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere silabeado | Es posible que él hubiere silabeado el poema completo. It is possible that he will have syllabicated the entire poem. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos silabeado | Para mañana, nosotros hubiéremos silabeado todo el texto. By tomorrow, we will have syllabicated the entire text. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis silabeado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis silabeado la canción. Maybe you all will have syllabicated the song. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren silabeado | Es probable que ellos hubieren silabeado toda la poesía. It is likely that they will have syllabicated all the poetry. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | silabea | Silabea las palabras lentamente. Syllable the words slowly. | |
| Tú | silabea | ¡Silabea esa palabra ahora! Syllable that word now! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | silabee | Silabee la frase correctamente. Syllable the phrase correctly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | silabeemos | Silabeemos las palabras juntas. Let's syllable the words together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | silabead | Silabead las palabras en voz alta. Syllable the words aloud. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | silabeen | Silabeen las palabras en clase. Syllable the words in class. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no silabée | No silabée esas palabras en clase. Don't syllabify those words in class. | |
| Tú | no silabees | No silabees esas palabras ahora. Don't syllabify those words now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no silabee | Por favor, no silabee esas frases. Please, don't syllabify those phrases. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no silabemos | No silabemos esas palabras todavía. Let's not syllabify those words yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no silabeéis | No silabeéis esas palabras en la presentación. Don't syllabify those words in the presentation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no silabeen | No silabeen esas palabras en la tarea. Don't syllabify those words in the homework. |
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