Contaminar

to contaminate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

contaminar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

contaminando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

contaminado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contamino I contaminate	I contaminate
tú	contaminas you contaminate	you contaminate
él/ella/usted	contamina he/she/you contaminates	he/she/you contaminates
nosotros	contaminamos we contaminate	we contaminate
vosotros	contamináis you all contaminate	you all contaminate
ellos/ustedes	contaminan they/you all contaminate	they/you all contaminate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contaminaba I used to contaminate	I used to contaminate
tú	contaminabas you used to contaminate	you used to contaminate
él/ella/usted	contaminaba he/she/you used to contaminate	he/she/you used to contaminate
nosotros	contaminábamos we used to contaminate	we used to contaminate
vosotros	contaminabais you all used to contaminate	you all used to contaminate
ellos/ustedes	contaminaban they/you all used to contaminate	they/you all used to contaminate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contaminé I contaminated	I contaminated
tú	contaminaste you contaminated	you contaminated
él/ella/usted	contaminó he/she/you contaminated	he/she/you contaminated
nosotros	contaminamos we contaminated	we contaminated
vosotros	contaminasteis you all contaminated	you all contaminated
ellos/ustedes	contaminaron they/you all contaminated	they/you all contaminated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contaminaré I will contaminate	I will contaminate
tú	contaminarás you will contaminate	you will contaminate
él/ella/usted	contaminará he/she/you will contaminate	he/she/you will contaminate
nosotros	contaminaremos we will contaminate	we will contaminate
vosotros	contaminaréis you all will contaminate	you all will contaminate
ellos/ustedes	contaminarán they/you all will contaminate	they/you all will contaminate

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contaminaría I would contaminate	I would contaminate
tú	contaminarías you would contaminate	you would contaminate
él/ella/usted	contaminaría he/she/you would contaminate	he/she/you would contaminate
nosotros	contaminaríamos we would contaminate	we would contaminate
vosotros	contaminaríais you all would contaminate	you all would contaminate
ellos/ustedes	contaminarían they/you all would contaminate	they/you all would contaminate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contamine that I contaminate	that I contaminate
tú	contamines that you contaminate	that you contaminate
él/ella/usted	contamine that he/she/you contaminate	that he/she/you contaminate
nosotros	contaminemos that we contaminate	that we contaminate
vosotros	contaminéis that you all contaminate	that you all contaminate
ellos/ustedes	contaminen that they/you all contaminate	that they/you all contaminate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contaminara or contaminase that I contaminated	that I contaminated
tú	contaminaras or contaminases that you contaminated	that you contaminated
él/ella/usted	contaminara or contaminase that he/she/you contaminated	that he/she/you contaminated
nosotros	contamináramos or contaminásemos that we contaminated	that we contaminated
vosotros	contaminarais or contaminaseis that you all contaminated	that you all contaminated
ellos/ustedes	contaminaran or contaminasen that they/you all contaminated	that they/you all contaminated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	contamina	contaminate! (you)
usted	contamine	contaminate! (you formal)
nosotros	contaminemos	let's contaminate!
vosotros	contaminad	contaminate! (you all)
ustedes	contaminen	contaminate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no contamines	don't contaminate! (you)
usted	no contamine	don't contaminate! (you formal)
nosotros	no contaminemos	let's not contaminate!
vosotros	no contaminéis	don't contaminate! (you all)
ustedes	no contaminen	don't contaminate! (you all)

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