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deletrear

to spell

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb deletrear means to spell.

Present tense:

yodeletreo
deletreas
él/ella/usteddeletrea
nosotrosdeletreamos
vosotrosdeletreáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdeletrean

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeletrearan
yodeletreara
deletrearas
vosotrosdeletrearais
nosotrosdeletreáramos
él/ella/usteddeletreara

The imperfect subjunctive forms like deletreara or deletrease express past hypotheticals or wishes.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeletreen
yodeletree
deletrees
vosotrosdeletreéis
nosotrosdeletreemos
él/ella/usteddeletree

The present subjunctive forms like deletree or deletrees express wishes, doubts, or uncertainty.

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imperative

negative

no deletrees
vosotrosno deletreéis
ustedesno deletreen
nosotrosno deletreemos
ustedno deletree

No deletrees, no deletree, no deletreemos, no deletreéis, no deletreen are negative commands.

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affirmative

deletrea
vosotrosdeletread
ustedesdeletreen
nosotrosdeletreemos
usteddeletree

Deletrea, deletree, deletreemos, deletread, deletreen are the imperative forms for commands.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeletrearían
yodeletrearía
deletrearías
vosotrosdeletrearíais
nosotrosdeletrearíamos
él/ella/usteddeletrearía

The conditional forms like deletrearía, deletrearías, deletrearía express 'would' actions or polite requests.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeletraron
yodeletreé
deletreaste
vosotrosdeletreasteis
nosotrosdeletreamos
él/ella/usteddeletreó

The preterite of deletrear is regular: deletreé, deletreaste, deletreó, deletreamos, deletreasteis, deletraron.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeletreaban
yodeletreaba
deletreabas
vosotrosdeletreabais
nosotrosdeletreábamos
él/ella/usteddeletreaba

The imperfect of deletrear: deletreaba, deletreabas, deletreaba, deletreábamos, deletreabais, deletreaban describes past habits or ongoing actions.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeletrean
yodeletreo
deletreas
vosotrosdeletreáis
nosotrosdeletreamos
él/ella/usteddeletrea

The present tense of deletrear: deletreo, deletreas, deletrea, deletreamos, deletreáis, deletrean is used for current actions or habits.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeletrearán
yodeletrearé
deletrearás
vosotrosdeletrearéis
nosotrosdeletrearemos
él/ella/usteddeletreará

The future tense forms like deletrearé, deletrearás, deletreará express what will happen.

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