Contener

to contain

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

contener

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

conteniendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

contenido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	conteno I contain	I contain
tú	contenes you contain	you contain
él/ella/usted	contene he/she/you contains	he/she/you contains
nosotros	contenemos we contain	we contain
vosotros	contenéis you all contain	you all contain
ellos/ustedes	contenen they/you all contain	they/you all contain

🕰️

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contenía I used to contain	I used to contain
tú	contenías you used to contain	you used to contain
él/ella/usted	contenía he/she/you used to contain	he/she/you used to contain
nosotros	conteníamos we used to contain	we used to contain
vosotros	conteníais you all used to contain	you all used to contain
ellos/ustedes	contenían they/you all used to contain	they/you all used to contain

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contení I contained	I contained
tú	conteniste you contained	you contained
él/ella/usted	contenió he/she/you contained	he/she/you contained
nosotros	contenimos we contained	we contained
vosotros	contenisteis you all contained	you all contained
ellos/ustedes	contenieron they/you all contained	they/you all contained

🔮

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	conteneré I will contain	I will contain
tú	contenerás you will contain	you will contain
él/ella/usted	contenerá he/she/you will contain	he/she/you will contain
nosotros	conteneremos we will contain	we will contain
vosotros	conteneréis you all will contain	you all will contain
ellos/ustedes	contenerán they/you all will contain	they/you all will contain

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contenería I would contain	I would contain
tú	contenerías you would contain	you would contain
él/ella/usted	contenería he/she/you would contain	he/she/you would contain
nosotros	conteneríamos we would contain	we would contain
vosotros	conteneríais you all would contain	you all would contain
ellos/ustedes	contenerían they/you all would contain	they/you all would contain

💭

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contena that I contain	that I contain
tú	contenas that you contain	that you contain
él/ella/usted	contena that he/she/you contain	that he/she/you contain
nosotros	contenamos that we contain	that we contain
vosotros	contenáis that you all contain	that you all contain
ellos/ustedes	contenan that they/you all contain	that they/you all contain

🌙

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	conteniera or conteniese that I contained	that I contained
tú	contenieras or contenieses that you contained	that you contained
él/ella/usted	conteniera or conteniese that he/she/you contained	that he/she/you contained
nosotros	conteniéramos or conteniésemos that we contained	that we contained
vosotros	contenierais or contenieseis that you all contained	that you all contained
ellos/ustedes	contenieran or conteniesen that they/you all contained	that they/you all contained

Compound Tenses

✅

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

🔄

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	contene	contain! (you)
usted	contena	contain! (you formal)
nosotros	contenamos	let's contain!
vosotros	contened	contain! (you all)
ustedes	contenan	contain! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no contenas	don't contain! (you)
usted	no contena	don't contain! (you formal)
nosotros	no contenamos	let's not contain!
vosotros	no contenáis	don't contain! (you all)
ustedes	no contenan	don't contain! (you all)

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