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Deletrear conjugation

deletrear is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning spell. In the present tense: yo deletreo, tú deletreas, él/ella deletrea, nosotros deletreamos, vosotros deletreáis, ellos deletrean. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #1498-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
deletrear
Gerundio
deletreando
Meaning
spell
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 1
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Deletrear across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

Study present continuous
FormSpanishUse
InfinitivodeletrearDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiodeletreandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar deletreando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yodeletreo
Yo deletreo mi apellido muy despacio.I spell my last name very slowly.
deletreas
Normalmente, tú deletreas tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.You usually spell your name without looking at the sheet.
éldeletrea
Hoy, la maestra del curso deletrea cada palabra difícil.Today, the teacher in the course spells each difficult word.
nosotrosdeletreamos
A veces, nosotros deletreamos las calles del barrio para el mapa.At times, we spell the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotrosdeletreáis
Ahora, vosotros deletreáis la dirección letra por letra.Right now, you all spell the address letter by letter.
ellosdeletrean
Casi siempre, los niños de primero deletrean los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.Most of the time, the children in first grade spell the team last names out loud.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe deletreado
Este año, yo he deletreado mi apellido muy despacio.This year, I have spelled my last name very slowly.
has deletreado
Últimamente, tú has deletreado tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.Lately, you have spelled your name without looking at the sheet.
élha deletreado
En estos meses, la maestra del curso ha deletreado cada palabra difícil.In these months, the teacher in the course has spelled each difficult word.
nosotroshemos deletreado
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos deletreado las calles del barrio para el mapa.So far, we have spelled the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotroshabéis deletreado
En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis deletreado la dirección letra por letra.This term, you all have spelled the address letter by letter.
elloshan deletreado
En este tiempo, los niños de primero han deletreado los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.During this time, the children in first grade have spelled the team last names out loud.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yodeletreé
Ayer, yo deletreé mi apellido muy despacio.Yesterday, I spelled my last name very slowly.
deletreaste
Hace un rato, tú deletreaste tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.A little while ago, you spelled your name without looking at the sheet.
éldeletreó
Esta mañana, la maestra del curso deletreó cada palabra difícil.This morning, the teacher in the course spelled each difficult word.
nosotrosdeletreamos
Anoche, nosotros deletreamos las calles del barrio para el mapa.Last night, we spelled the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotrosdeletreasteis
El sábado, vosotros deletreasteis la dirección letra por letra.On Saturday, you all spelled the address letter by letter.
ellosdeletrearon
Hace poco, los niños de primero deletrearon los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.Not long ago, the children in first grade spelled the team last names out loud.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yodeletreaba
Antes, yo deletreaba mi apellido muy despacio.Before, I used to spell my last name very slowly.
deletreabas
Por entonces, tú deletreabas tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.Back then, you used to spell your name without looking at the sheet.
éldeletreaba
En esa época, la maestra del curso deletreaba cada palabra difícil.At that time, the teacher in the course used to spell each difficult word.
nosotrosdeletreábamos
Cuando eso era normal, nosotros deletreábamos las calles del barrio para el mapa.When that was normal, we used to spell the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotrosdeletreabais
Hace años, vosotros deletreabais la dirección letra por letra.Years ago, you all used to spell the address letter by letter.
ellosdeletreaban
En aquellos días, los niños de primero deletreaban los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.In those days, the children in first grade used to spell the team last names out loud.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabía deletreado
Cuando llegaste, yo ya había deletreado mi apellido muy despacio.When you arrived, I had already spelled my last name very slowly.
habías deletreado
Para entonces, tú ya habías deletreado tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.By then, you had already spelled your name without looking at the sheet.
élhabía deletreado
Al volver, la maestra del curso ya había deletreado cada palabra difícil.When we came back, the teacher in the course had already spelled each difficult word.
nosotroshabíamos deletreado
Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos deletreado las calles del barrio para el mapa.Before talking it through, we had already spelled the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotroshabíais deletreado
Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais deletreado la dirección letra por letra.When you looked again, you all had already spelled the address letter by letter.
elloshabían deletreado
Para ese momento, los niños de primero ya habían deletreado los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.By that moment, the children in first grade had already spelled the team last names out loud.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube deletreado
Apenas yo hube deletreado mi apellido muy despacio, todo cambió.As soon as I had spelled my last name very slowly, everything changed.
hubiste deletreado
En cuanto tú hubiste deletreado tu nombre sin mirar la hoja, se notó.The moment you had spelled your name without looking at the sheet, it showed.
élhubo deletreado
No bien la maestra del curso hubo deletreado cada palabra difícil, hubo ruido.As soon as the teacher in the course had spelled each difficult word, there was trouble.
nosotroshubimos deletreado
Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos deletreado las calles del barrio para el mapa, seguimos adelante.Once we had spelled the streets in the neighborhood for the map, we moved on.
vosotroshubisteis deletreado
Apenas vosotros hubisteis deletreado la dirección letra por letra, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had spelled the address letter by letter, you checked the result.
elloshubieron deletreado
En cuanto los niños de primero hubieron deletreado los apellidos del equipo en voz alta, el ambiente cambió.The moment the children in first grade had spelled the team last names out loud, the mood changed.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yodeletrearé
Mañana, yo deletrearé mi apellido muy despacio.Tomorrow, I will spell my last name very slowly.
deletrearás
Dentro de poco, tú deletrearás tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.Soon, you will spell your name without looking at the sheet.
éldeletreará
Esta tarde, la maestra del curso deletreará cada palabra difícil.This afternoon, the teacher in the course will spell each difficult word.
nosotrosdeletrearemos
La semana que viene, nosotros deletrearemos las calles del barrio para el mapa.Next week, we will spell the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotrosdeletrearéis
Pronto, vosotros deletrearéis la dirección letra por letra.Before long, you all will spell the address letter by letter.
ellosdeletrearán
Más adelante, los niños de primero deletrearán los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.Later on, the children in first grade will spell the team last names out loud.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré deletreado
Para entonces, yo ya habré deletreado mi apellido muy despacio.By then, I will already have spelled my last name very slowly.
habrás deletreado
Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás deletreado tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.Before closing time, you will already have spelled your name without looking at the sheet.
élhabrá deletreado
Al final del día, la maestra del curso ya habrá deletreado cada palabra difícil.By the end of the day, the teacher in the course will already have spelled each difficult word.
nosotroshabremos deletreado
Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos deletreado las calles del barrio para el mapa.By tomorrow, we will already have spelled the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotroshabréis deletreado
Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis deletreado la dirección letra por letra.Before leaving, you all will already have spelled the address letter by letter.
elloshabrán deletreado
Para esa hora, los niños de primero ya habrán deletreado los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.By that hour, the children in first grade will already have spelled the team last names out loud.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yodeletrearía
En un caso así, yo deletrearía mi apellido muy despacio.In a case like that, I would spell my last name very slowly.
deletrearías
Con un poco más de tiempo, tú deletrearías tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.With a little more time, you would spell your name without looking at the sheet.
éldeletrearía
En esa situación, la maestra del curso deletrearía cada palabra difícil.In that situation, the teacher in the course would spell each difficult word.
nosotrosdeletrearíamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros deletrearíamos las calles del barrio para el mapa.With that outlook, we would spell the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotrosdeletrearíais
Llegado el caso, vosotros deletrearíais la dirección letra por letra.If it came to that, you all would spell the address letter by letter.
ellosdeletrearían
En un día así, los niños de primero deletrearían los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.On a day like that, the children in first grade would spell the team last names out loud.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabría deletreado
En otro momento, yo habría deletreado mi apellido muy despacio.At another moment, I would have spelled my last name very slowly.
habrías deletreado
Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías deletreado tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.With a little more margin, you would have spelled your name without looking at the sheet.
élhabría deletreado
A esas alturas, la maestra del curso habría deletreado cada palabra difícil.By then, the teacher in the course would have spelled each difficult word.
nosotroshabríamos deletreado
Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos deletreado las calles del barrio para el mapa.With that turn, we would have spelled the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotroshabríais deletreado
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais deletreado la dirección letra por letra.At that point, you all would have spelled the address letter by letter.
elloshabrían deletreado
En ese punto, los niños de primero habrían deletreado los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.From there, the children in first grade would have spelled the team last names out loud.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yodeletree
Es mejor que yo deletree mi apellido muy despacio.It is better that I spell my last name very slowly.
deletrees
Hace falta que tú deletrees tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.It is necessary that you spell your name without looking at the sheet.
éldeletree
Conviene que la maestra del curso deletree cada palabra difícil.It is wise that the teacher in the course spell each difficult word.
nosotrosdeletreemos
Importa que nosotros deletreemos las calles del barrio para el mapa.It matters that we spell the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotrosdeletreéis
Puede ser útil que vosotros deletreéis la dirección letra por letra.It may help if you all spell the address letter by letter.
ellosdeletreen
Es posible que los niños de primero deletreen los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.It is possible that the children in first grade spell the team last names out loud.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya deletreado
Ojalá yo haya deletreado mi apellido muy despacio.Hopefully I have spelled my last name very slowly.
hayas deletreado
Puede que tú ya hayas deletreado tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.Maybe you already have spelled your name without looking at the sheet.
élhaya deletreado
Tal vez la maestra del curso haya deletreado cada palabra difícil.Perhaps the teacher in the course has spelled each difficult word.
nosotroshayamos deletreado
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos deletreado las calles del barrio para el mapa.Maybe we already have spelled the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotroshayáis deletreado
Es probable que vosotros hayáis deletreado la dirección letra por letra.It is likely that you all have spelled the address letter by letter.
elloshayan deletreado
Puede ser que los niños de primero ya hayan deletreado los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.It may be that the children in first grade already have spelled the team last names out loud.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yodeletreara
Si yo deletreara mi apellido muy despacio, se notaría enseguida.If I spelled my last name very slowly, it would show right away.
deletrearas
Si tú deletrearas tu nombre sin mirar la hoja, costaría ocultarlo.If you spelled your name without looking at the sheet, it would be hard to hide.
éldeletreara
Si la maestra del curso deletreara cada palabra difícil, daría mucho que hablar.If the teacher in the course spelled each difficult word, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosdeletreáramos
Si nosotros deletreáramos las calles del barrio para el mapa, todo iría por otro lado.If we spelled the streets in the neighborhood for the map, everything would go another way.
vosotrosdeletrearais
Si vosotros deletrearais la dirección letra por letra, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all spelled the address letter by letter, the mood would change.
ellosdeletrearan
Si los niños de primero deletrearan los apellidos del equipo en voz alta, la escena sería otra.If the children in first grade spelled the team last names out loud, the whole scene would be different.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohubiera deletreado
Si yo hubiera deletreado mi apellido muy despacio, aún se recordaría.If I had spelled my last name very slowly, it would still be remembered.
hubieras deletreado
Si tú hubieras deletreado tu nombre sin mirar la hoja, eso habría dejado marca.If you had spelled your name without looking at the sheet, that would have left a mark.
élhubiera deletreado
Si la maestra del curso hubiera deletreado cada palabra difícil, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the teacher in the course had spelled each difficult word, people would still be talking about it.
nosotroshubiéramos deletreado
Si nosotros hubiéramos deletreado las calles del barrio para el mapa, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had spelled the streets in the neighborhood for the map, the day would have gone another way.
vosotroshubierais deletreado
Si vosotros hubierais deletreado la dirección letra por letra, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had spelled the address letter by letter, the change would have shown earlier.
elloshubieran deletreado
Si los niños de primero hubieran deletreado los apellidos del equipo en voz alta, nada habría quedado igual.If the children in first grade had spelled the team last names out loud, nothing would have stayed the same.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yodeletreare
Si yo deletreare mi apellido muy despacio, se notará enseguida.If I spell my last name very slowly, it will show right away.
deletreares
Si tú deletreares tu nombre sin mirar la hoja, costará ignorarlo.If you spell your name without looking at the sheet, it will be hard to ignore.
éldeletreare
Si la maestra del curso deletreare cada palabra difícil, dará mucho que hablar.If the teacher in the course spells each difficult word, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosdeletreáremos
Si nosotros deletreáremos las calles del barrio para el mapa, todo irá por otro camino.If we spell the streets in the neighborhood for the map, everything will go another way.
vosotrosdeletreareis
Si vosotros deletreareis la dirección letra por letra, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all spell the address letter by letter, the mood will change fast.
ellosdeletrearen
Si los niños de primero deletrearen los apellidos del equipo en voz alta, la escena será distinta.If the children in first grade spell the team last names out loud, the whole scene will be different.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere deletreado
Cuando yo hubiere deletreado mi apellido muy despacio, ya se notará.When I have spelled my last name very slowly, it will already show.
hubieres deletreado
En cuanto tú hubieres deletreado tu nombre sin mirar la hoja, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have spelled your name without looking at the sheet, it will be hard not to see.
élhubiere deletreado
Cuando la maestra del curso hubiere deletreado cada palabra difícil, se verá de inmediato.When the teacher in the course has spelled each difficult word, it will show at once.
nosotroshubiéremos deletreado
Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos deletreado las calles del barrio para el mapa, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have spelled the streets in the neighborhood for the map, everything will move differently.
vosotroshubiereis deletreado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis deletreado la dirección letra por letra, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have spelled the address letter by letter, the mood will sound different.
elloshubieren deletreado
En cuanto los niños de primero hubieren deletreado los apellidos del equipo en voz alta, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the children in first grade have spelled the team last names out loud, the change will be clear.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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yo-
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deletrea
deletrea tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.Spell your name without looking at the sheet.
éldeletree
Que la maestra del curso deletree cada palabra difícil.Let the teacher in the course Spell each difficult word.
nosotrosdeletreemos
deletreemos las calles del barrio para el mapa.Spell the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotrosdeletread
deletread la dirección letra por letra.Spell the address letter by letter.
ellosdeletreen
Que los niños de primero deletreen los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.Let the children in first grade Spell the team last names out loud.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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yo-
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no deletrees
No no deletrees tu nombre sin mirar la hoja.Do not spell your name without looking at the sheet.
élno deletree
Que la maestra del curso no no deletree cada palabra difícil.Let the teacher in the course not spell each difficult word.
nosotrosno deletreemos
No no deletreemos las calles del barrio para el mapa.Let us not spell the streets in the neighborhood for the map.
vosotrosno deletreéis
No no deletreéis la dirección letra por letra.Do not spell the address letter by letter.
ellosno deletreen
Que los niños de primero no no deletreen los apellidos del equipo en voz alta.Let the children in first grade not spell the team last names out loud.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ mi apellido muy despacio.

I spell my last name very slowly.

Need grammar help?How to form Presente

Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'deletrear' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'deletrear' means to spell. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is deletrear an irregular verb in Spanish?
Deletrear is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate deletrear in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of deletrear: yo deletreo, tú deletreas, él/ella/usted deletrea, nosotros deletreamos, vosotros deletreáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes deletrean.
How do you conjugate deletrear in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of deletrear: yo deletreé, tú deletreaste, él/ella/usted deletreó, nosotros deletreamos, vosotros deletreasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes deletrearon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of deletrear?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of deletrear: yo deletreaba, tú deletreabas, él/ella/usted deletreaba, nosotros deletreábamos, vosotros deletreabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes deletreaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of deletrear?
The past participle of deletrear is 'deletreado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he deletreado' (I have spelled), 'has deletreado', 'ha deletreado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of deletrear?
The gerundio of deletrear is 'deletreando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy deletreando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.