Contradecir

to contradict

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

contradecir

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

contradeciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

contradecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contradeco I contradict	I contradict
tú	contradeces you contradict	you contradict
él/ella/usted	contradece he/she/you contradicts	he/she/you contradicts
nosotros	contradecimos we contradict	we contradict
vosotros	contradecís you all contradict	you all contradict
ellos/ustedes	contradecen they/you all contradict	they/you all contradict

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contradecía I used to contradict	I used to contradict
tú	contradecías you used to contradict	you used to contradict
él/ella/usted	contradecía he/she/you used to contradict	he/she/you used to contradict
nosotros	contradecíamos we used to contradict	we used to contradict
vosotros	contradecíais you all used to contradict	you all used to contradict
ellos/ustedes	contradecían they/you all used to contradict	they/you all used to contradict

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contradecí I contradicted	I contradicted
tú	contradeciste you contradicted	you contradicted
él/ella/usted	contradeció he/she/you contradicted	he/she/you contradicted
nosotros	contradecimos we contradicted	we contradicted
vosotros	contradecisteis you all contradicted	you all contradicted
ellos/ustedes	contradecieron they/you all contradicted	they/you all contradicted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contradeciré I will contradict	I will contradict
tú	contradecirás you will contradict	you will contradict
él/ella/usted	contradecirá he/she/you will contradict	he/she/you will contradict
nosotros	contradeciremos we will contradict	we will contradict
vosotros	contradeciréis you all will contradict	you all will contradict
ellos/ustedes	contradecirán they/you all will contradict	they/you all will contradict

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contradeciría I would contradict	I would contradict
tú	contradecirías you would contradict	you would contradict
él/ella/usted	contradeciría he/she/you would contradict	he/she/you would contradict
nosotros	contradeciríamos we would contradict	we would contradict
vosotros	contradeciríais you all would contradict	you all would contradict
ellos/ustedes	contradecirían they/you all would contradict	they/you all would contradict

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contradeca that I contradict	that I contradict
tú	contradecas that you contradict	that you contradict
él/ella/usted	contradeca that he/she/you contradict	that he/she/you contradict
nosotros	contradecamos that we contradict	that we contradict
vosotros	contradecáis that you all contradict	that you all contradict
ellos/ustedes	contradecan that they/you all contradict	that they/you all contradict

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contradeciera or contradeciese that I contradicted	that I contradicted
tú	contradecieras or contradecieses that you contradicted	that you contradicted
él/ella/usted	contradeciera or contradeciese that he/she/you contradicted	that he/she/you contradicted
nosotros	contradeciéramos or contradeciésemos that we contradicted	that we contradicted
vosotros	contradecierais or contradecieseis that you all contradicted	that you all contradicted
ellos/ustedes	contradecieran or contradeciesen that they/you all contradicted	that they/you all contradicted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	contradece	contradict! (you)
usted	contradeca	contradict! (you formal)
nosotros	contradecamos	let's contradict!
vosotros	contradecid	contradict! (you all)
ustedes	contradecan	contradict! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no contradecas	don't contradict! (you)
usted	no contradeca	don't contradict! (you formal)
nosotros	no contradecamos	let's not contradict!
vosotros	no contradecáis	don't contradict! (you all)
ustedes	no contradecan	don't contradict! (you all)

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