Contemplar

to contemplate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

contemplar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

contemplando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

contemplado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contemplo I contemplate	I contemplate
tú	contemplas you contemplate	you contemplate
él/ella/usted	contempla he/she/you contemplates	he/she/you contemplates
nosotros	contemplamos we contemplate	we contemplate
vosotros	contempláis you all contemplate	you all contemplate
ellos/ustedes	contemplan they/you all contemplate	they/you all contemplate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contemplaba I used to contemplate	I used to contemplate
tú	contemplabas you used to contemplate	you used to contemplate
él/ella/usted	contemplaba he/she/you used to contemplate	he/she/you used to contemplate
nosotros	contemplábamos we used to contemplate	we used to contemplate
vosotros	contemplabais you all used to contemplate	you all used to contemplate
ellos/ustedes	contemplaban they/you all used to contemplate	they/you all used to contemplate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contemplé I contemplated	I contemplated
tú	contemplaste you contemplated	you contemplated
él/ella/usted	contempló he/she/you contemplated	he/she/you contemplated
nosotros	contemplamos we contemplated	we contemplated
vosotros	contemplasteis you all contemplated	you all contemplated
ellos/ustedes	contemplaron they/you all contemplated	they/you all contemplated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contemplaré I will contemplate	I will contemplate
tú	contemplarás you will contemplate	you will contemplate
él/ella/usted	contemplará he/she/you will contemplate	he/she/you will contemplate
nosotros	contemplaremos we will contemplate	we will contemplate
vosotros	contemplaréis you all will contemplate	you all will contemplate
ellos/ustedes	contemplarán they/you all will contemplate	they/you all will contemplate

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contemplaría I would contemplate	I would contemplate
tú	contemplarías you would contemplate	you would contemplate
él/ella/usted	contemplaría he/she/you would contemplate	he/she/you would contemplate
nosotros	contemplaríamos we would contemplate	we would contemplate
vosotros	contemplaríais you all would contemplate	you all would contemplate
ellos/ustedes	contemplarían they/you all would contemplate	they/you all would contemplate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contemple that I contemplate	that I contemplate
tú	contemples that you contemplate	that you contemplate
él/ella/usted	contemple that he/she/you contemplate	that he/she/you contemplate
nosotros	contemplemos that we contemplate	that we contemplate
vosotros	contempléis that you all contemplate	that you all contemplate
ellos/ustedes	contemplen that they/you all contemplate	that they/you all contemplate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contemplara or contemplase that I contemplated	that I contemplated
tú	contemplaras or contemplases that you contemplated	that you contemplated
él/ella/usted	contemplara or contemplase that he/she/you contemplated	that he/she/you contemplated
nosotros	contempláramos or contemplásemos that we contemplated	that we contemplated
vosotros	contemplarais or contemplaseis that you all contemplated	that you all contemplated
ellos/ustedes	contemplaran or contemplasen that they/you all contemplated	that they/you all contemplated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	contempla	contemplate! (you)
usted	contemple	contemplate! (you formal)
nosotros	contemplemos	let's contemplate!
vosotros	contemplad	contemplate! (you all)
ustedes	contemplen	contemplate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no contemples	don't contemplate! (you)
usted	no contemple	don't contemplate! (you formal)
nosotros	no contemplemos	let's not contemplate!
vosotros	no contempléis	don't contemplate! (you all)
ustedes	no contemplen	don't contemplate! (you all)

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