Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Deletrear in Spanish
deletrear to spell out Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Deletrear (to spell out) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: deletreo, deletreas, deletrea, deletreamos, deletreáis, deletrean. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- deletreado spelled out
- Gerund
- deletreando spelling out
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Deletrear
- Deletrear in the Indicative Present
- Deletrear in the Indicative Preterite
- Deletrear in the Indicative Imperfect
- Deletrear in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Deletrear in the Indicative Informal Future
- Deletrear in the Indicative Future
- Deletrear in the Indicative Conditional
- Deletrear in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Deletrear in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Deletrear in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Deletrear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Deletrear
- Imperative tenses of Deletrear
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Deletrear
Deletrear in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of deletrear is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “deletreo”, meaning “I spell out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletreo | I spell out |
| Tú | deletreas | you spell out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | deletrea | s/he spells out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | deletreamos | we spell out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | deletreáis | you (plural) spell out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | deletrean | they spell out |
How it’s built: Regular: stem deletre- plus the -ar endings.
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Deletrear in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of deletrear is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “deletreé”, meaning “I spelled out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletreé | I spelled out |
| Tú | deletreaste | you spelled out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | deletreó | s/he spelled out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | deletreamos | we spelled out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | deletreasteis | you (plural) spelled out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | deletrearon | they spelled out |
How it’s built: Regular: stem deletre- plus the -ar endings.
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Deletrear in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of deletrear is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “deletreaba”, meaning “I used to spell out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletreaba | I used to spell out |
| Tú | deletreabas | you used to spell out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | deletreaba | s/he used to spell out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | deletreábamos | we used to spell out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | deletreabais | you (plural) used to spell out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | deletreaban | they used to spell out |
How it’s built: Regular: stem deletre- plus the -ar endings.
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Deletrear in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of deletrear is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy deletreando”, meaning “I am spelling out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy deletreando | I am spelling out |
| Tú | estás deletreando | you are spelling out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está deletreando | s/he is spelling out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos deletreando | we are spelling out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis deletreando | you (plural) are spelling out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están deletreando | they are spelling out |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund deletreando.
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Deletrear in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of deletrear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a deletrear”, meaning “I am going to spell out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a deletrear | I am going to spell out |
| Tú | vas a deletrear | you are going to spell out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a deletrear | s/he is going to spell out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a deletrear | we are going to spell out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a deletrear | you (plural) are going to spell out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a deletrear | they are going to spell out |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive deletrear.
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Deletrear in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of deletrear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “deletrearé”, meaning “I will spell out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletrearé | I will spell out |
| Tú | deletrearás | you will spell out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | deletreará | s/he will spell out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | deletrearemos | we will spell out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | deletrearéis | you (plural) will spell out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | deletrearán | they will spell out |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive deletrear plus the future endings.
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Deletrear in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of deletrear is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “deletrearía”, meaning “I would spell out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletrearía | I would spell out |
| Tú | deletrearías | you would spell out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | deletrearía | s/he would spell out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | deletrearíamos | we would spell out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | deletrearíais | you (plural) would spell out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | deletrearían | they would spell out |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive deletrear plus the conditional endings.
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Deletrear in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of deletrear is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he deletreado”, meaning “I have spelled out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he deletreado | I have spelled out |
| Tú | has deletreado | you have spelled out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha deletreado | s/he has spelled out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos deletreado | we have spelled out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis deletreado | you (plural) have spelled out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han deletreado | they have spelled out |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle deletreado.
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Deletrear in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of deletrear is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había deletreado”, meaning “I had spelled out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había deletreado | I had spelled out |
| Tú | habías deletreado | you had spelled out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había deletreado | s/he had spelled out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos deletreado | we had spelled out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais deletreado | you (plural) had spelled out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían deletreado | they had spelled out |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle deletreado.
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Deletrear in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of deletrear is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré deletreado”, meaning “I will have spelled out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré deletreado | I will have spelled out |
| Tú | habrás deletreado | you will have spelled out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá deletreado | s/he will have spelled out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos deletreado | we will have spelled out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis deletreado | you (plural) will have spelled out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán deletreado | they will have spelled out |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle deletreado.
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Deletrear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of deletrear is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría deletreado”, meaning “I would have spelled out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría deletreado | I would have spelled out |
| Tú | habrías deletreado | you would have spelled out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría deletreado | s/he would have spelled out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos deletreado | we would have spelled out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais deletreado | you (plural) would have spelled out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían deletreado | they would have spelled out |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle deletreado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Deletrear
Deletrear in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “deletree”, meaning “I spell out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletree | I spell out |
| Tú | deletrees | you spell out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | deletree | s/he spells out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | deletreemos | we spell out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | deletreéis | you (plural) spell out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | deletreen | they spell out |
How it’s built: Regular: stem deletre- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Deletrear in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “deletreara”, meaning “I spelled out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletreara | I spelled out |
| Tú | deletrearas | you spelled out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | deletreara | s/he spelled out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | deletreáramos | we spelled out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | deletrearais | you (plural) spelled out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | deletrearan | they spelled out |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, deletrearon, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (deletreáramos).
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Deletrear in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “deletreare”, meaning “I will spell out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deletreare | I will spell out |
| Tú | deletreares | you will spell out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | deletreare | s/he will spell out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | deletreáremos | we will spell out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | deletreareis | you (plural) will spell out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | deletrearen | they will spell out |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, deletrearon, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (deletreáremos).
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Deletrear in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya deletreado”, meaning “I have spelled out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya deletreado | I have spelled out |
| Tú | hayas deletreado | you have spelled out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya deletreado | s/he has spelled out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos deletreado | we have spelled out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis deletreado | you (plural) have spelled out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan deletreado | they have spelled out |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle deletreado.
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Deletrear in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera deletreado”, meaning “I had spelled out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera deletreado | I had spelled out |
| Tú | hubieras deletreado | you had spelled out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera deletreado | s/he had spelled out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos deletreado | we had spelled out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais deletreado | you (plural) had spelled out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran deletreado | they had spelled out |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle deletreado.
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Deletrear in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere deletreado”, meaning “I will have spelled out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere deletreado | I will have spelled out |
| Tú | hubieres deletreado | you will have spelled out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere deletreado | s/he will have spelled out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos deletreado | we will have spelled out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis deletreado | you (plural) will have spelled out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren deletreado | they will have spelled out |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle deletreado.
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Imperative tenses of Deletrear
Deletrear in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “deletree”, meaning “(to you formal) spell out!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | deletrea | (to you) spell out! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | deletree | (to you formal) spell out! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | deletreemos | let's spell out! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | deletread | (to you plural) spell out! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | deletreen | (to you plural formal) spell out! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (deletrea); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (deletree, deletreemos, deletreen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (deletread).
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Deletrear in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no deletree”, meaning “(to you formal) don't spell out!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no deletrees | (to you) don't spell out! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no deletree | (to you formal) don't spell out! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no deletreemos | let's not spell out! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no deletreéis | (to you plural) don't spell out! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no deletreen | (to you plural formal) don't spell out! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no deletrees, no deletree, no deletreemos, no deletreéis, no deletreen.
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Frequently asked questions about Deletrear
Is deletrear a regular or irregular verb?
Deletrear is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate deletrear in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), deletrear is conjugated as: yo deletreo, tú deletreas, él/ella/usted deletrea, nosotros deletreamos, vosotros deletreáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes deletrean. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate deletrear in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), deletrear is conjugated as: yo deletreé, tú deletreaste, él/ella/usted deletreó, nosotros deletreamos, vosotros deletreasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes deletrearon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate deletrear in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), deletrear is conjugated as: yo deletreaba, tú deletreabas, él/ella/usted deletreaba, nosotros deletreábamos, vosotros deletreabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes deletreaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate deletrear in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), deletrear is conjugated as: yo deletrearé, tú deletrearás, él/ella/usted deletreará, nosotros deletrearemos, vosotros deletrearéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes deletrearán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate deletrear in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), deletrear is conjugated as: yo deletree, tú deletrees, él/ella/usted deletree, nosotros deletreemos, vosotros deletreéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes deletreen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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