Contender

to contend

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

contender

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

contendiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

contendido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contendo I contend	I contend
tú	contendes you contend	you contend
él/ella/usted	contende he/she/you contends	he/she/you contends
nosotros	contendemos we contend	we contend
vosotros	contendéis you all contend	you all contend
ellos/ustedes	contenden they/you all contend	they/you all contend

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contendía I used to contend	I used to contend
tú	contendías you used to contend	you used to contend
él/ella/usted	contendía he/she/you used to contend	he/she/you used to contend
nosotros	contendíamos we used to contend	we used to contend
vosotros	contendíais you all used to contend	you all used to contend
ellos/ustedes	contendían they/you all used to contend	they/you all used to contend

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contendí I contended	I contended
tú	contendiste you contended	you contended
él/ella/usted	contendió he/she/you contended	he/she/you contended
nosotros	contendimos we contended	we contended
vosotros	contendisteis you all contended	you all contended
ellos/ustedes	contendieron they/you all contended	they/you all contended

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contenderé I will contend	I will contend
tú	contenderás you will contend	you will contend
él/ella/usted	contenderá he/she/you will contend	he/she/you will contend
nosotros	contenderemos we will contend	we will contend
vosotros	contenderéis you all will contend	you all will contend
ellos/ustedes	contenderán they/you all will contend	they/you all will contend

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contendería I would contend	I would contend
tú	contenderías you would contend	you would contend
él/ella/usted	contendería he/she/you would contend	he/she/you would contend
nosotros	contenderíamos we would contend	we would contend
vosotros	contenderíais you all would contend	you all would contend
ellos/ustedes	contenderían they/you all would contend	they/you all would contend

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contenda that I contend	that I contend
tú	contendas that you contend	that you contend
él/ella/usted	contenda that he/she/you contend	that he/she/you contend
nosotros	contendamos that we contend	that we contend
vosotros	contendáis that you all contend	that you all contend
ellos/ustedes	contendan that they/you all contend	that they/you all contend

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contendiera or contendiese that I contended	that I contended
tú	contendieras or contendieses that you contended	that you contended
él/ella/usted	contendiera or contendiese that he/she/you contended	that he/she/you contended
nosotros	contendiéramos or contendiésemos that we contended	that we contended
vosotros	contendierais or contendieseis that you all contended	that you all contended
ellos/ustedes	contendieran or contendiesen that they/you all contended	that they/you all contended

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	contende	contend! (you)
usted	contenda	contend! (you formal)
nosotros	contendamos	let's contend!
vosotros	contended	contend! (you all)
ustedes	contendan	contend! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no contendas	don't contend! (you)
usted	no contenda	don't contend! (you formal)
nosotros	no contendamos	let's not contend!
vosotros	no contendáis	don't contend! (you all)
ustedes	no contendan	don't contend! (you all)

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