ortografiar

to spell

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

ortografiando

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

ortografiado

Simple tenses

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ortografío I spell	I spell
tú	ortografías you spell	you spell
él/ella/usted	ortografía he/she/you spells	he/she/you spells
nosotros	ortografiamos we spell	we spell
vosotros	ortografiáis you all spell	you all spell
ellos/ustedes	ortografían they/you all spell	they/you all spell

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ortografiaba I used to spell	I used to spell
tú	ortografiabas you used to spell	you used to spell
él/ella/usted	ortografiaba he/she/you used to spell	he/she/you used to spell
nosotros	ortografiábamos we used to spell	we used to spell
vosotros	ortografiabais you all used to spell	you all used to spell
ellos/ustedes	ortografiaban they/you all used to spell	they/you all used to spell

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ortografié I spelled	I spelled
tú	ortografiaste you spelled	you spelled
él/ella/usted	ortografió he/she/you spelled	he/she/you spelled
nosotros	ortografiamos we spelled	we spelled
vosotros	ortografiasteis you all spelled	you all spelled
ellos/ustedes	ortografiaron they/you all spelled	they/you all spelled

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ortografiaré I will spell	I will spell
tú	ortografiarás you will spell	you will spell
él/ella/usted	ortografiará he/she/you will spell	he/she/you will spell
nosotros	ortografiaremos we will spell	we will spell
vosotros	ortografiaréis you all will spell	you all will spell
ellos/ustedes	ortografiarán they/you all will spell	they/you all will spell

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ortografiaría I would spell	I would spell
tú	ortografiarías you would spell	you would spell
él/ella/usted	ortografiaría he/she/you would spell	he/she/you would spell
nosotros	ortografiaríamos we would spell	we would spell
vosotros	ortografiaríais you all would spell	you all would spell
ellos/ustedes	ortografiarían they/you all would spell	they/you all would spell

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ortografíe that I spell	that I spell
tú	ortografíes that you spell	that you spell
él/ella/usted	ortografíe that he/she/you spell	that he/she/you spell
nosotros	ortografiemos that we spell	that we spell
vosotros	ortografiéis that you all spell	that you all spell
ellos/ustedes	ortografíen that they/you all spell	that they/you all spell

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ortografiara or ortografiase that I spelled	that I spelled
tú	ortografiaras or ortografiases that you spelled	that you spelled
él/ella/usted	ortografiara or ortografiase that he/she/you spelled	that he/she/you spelled
nosotros	ortografiáramos or ortografiásemos that we spelled	that we spelled
vosotros	ortografiarais or ortografiaseis that you all spelled	that you all spelled
ellos/ustedes	ortografiaran or ortografiasen that they/you all spelled	that they/you all spelled

Compound tenses

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he ortografiado I have spelled	I have spelled
tú	has ortografiado you have spelled	you have spelled
él/ella/usted	ha ortografiado he/she/you have spelled	he/she/you have spelled
nosotros	hemos ortografiado we have spelled	we have spelled
vosotros	habéis ortografiado you all have spelled	you all have spelled
ellos/ustedes	han ortografiado they/you all have spelled	they/you all have spelled

Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había ortografiado I had spelled	I had spelled
tú	habías ortografiado you had spelled	you had spelled
él/ella/usted	había ortografiado he/she/you had spelled	he/she/you had spelled
nosotros	habíamos ortografiado we had spelled	we had spelled
vosotros	habíais ortografiado you all had spelled	you all had spelled
ellos/ustedes	habían ortografiado they/you all had spelled	they/you all had spelled

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube ortografiado I had spelled	I had spelled
tú	hubiste ortografiado you had spelled	you had spelled
él/ella/usted	hubo ortografiado he/she/you had spelled	he/she/you had spelled
nosotros	hubimos ortografiado we had spelled	we had spelled
vosotros	hubisteis ortografiado you all had spelled	you all had spelled
ellos/ustedes	hubieron ortografiado they/you all had spelled	they/you all had spelled

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré ortografiado I will have spelled	I will have spelled
tú	habrás ortografiado you will have spelled	you will have spelled
él/ella/usted	habrá ortografiado he/she/you will have spelled	he/she/you will have spelled
nosotros	habremos ortografiado we will have spelled	we will have spelled
vosotros	habréis ortografiado you all will have spelled	you all will have spelled
ellos/ustedes	habrán ortografiado they/you all will have spelled	they/you all will have spelled

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría ortografiado I would have spelled	I would have spelled
tú	habrías ortografiado you would have spelled	you would have spelled
él/ella/usted	habría ortografiado he/she/you would have spelled	he/she/you would have spelled
nosotros	habríamos ortografiado we would have spelled	we would have spelled
vosotros	habríais ortografiado you all would have spelled	you all would have spelled
ellos/ustedes	habrían ortografiado they/you all would have spelled	they/you all would have spelled

Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya ortografiado that I have spelled	that I have spelled
tú	hayas ortografiado that you have spelled	that you have spelled
él/ella/usted	haya ortografiado that he/she/you have spelled	that he/she/you have spelled
nosotros	hayamos ortografiado that we have spelled	that we have spelled
vosotros	hayáis ortografiado that you all have spelled	that you all have spelled
ellos/ustedes	hayan ortografiado that they/you all have spelled	that they/you all have spelled

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera ortografiado that I had spelled	that I had spelled
tú	hubieras ortografiado that you had spelled	that you had spelled
él/ella/usted	hubiera ortografiado that he/she/you had spelled	that he/she/you had spelled
nosotros	hubiéramos ortografiado that we had spelled	that we had spelled
vosotros	hubierais ortografiado that you all had spelled	that you all had spelled
ellos/ustedes	hubieran ortografiado that they/you all had spelled	that they/you all had spelled

Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ortografía	spell! (you)
usted	ortografíe	spell! (you formal)
nosotros	ortografiemos	let's spell!
vosotros	ortografiad	spell! (you all)
ustedes	ortografíen	spell! (you all)

Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no ortografíes	don't spell! (you)
usted	no ortografíe	don't spell! (you formal)
nosotros	no ortografiemos	let's not spell!
vosotros	no ortografiéis	don't spell! (you all)
ustedes	no ortografíen	don't spell! (you all)

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