Contraer

to contract

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

contraer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

contraiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

contraido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrao I contract	I contract
tú	contraes you contract	you contract
él/ella/usted	contrae he/she/you contracts	he/she/you contracts
nosotros	contraemos we contract	we contract
vosotros	contraéis you all contract	you all contract
ellos/ustedes	contraen they/you all contract	they/you all contract

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraía I used to contract	I used to contract
tú	contraías you used to contract	you used to contract
él/ella/usted	contraía he/she/you used to contract	he/she/you used to contract
nosotros	contraíamos we used to contract	we used to contract
vosotros	contraíais you all used to contract	you all used to contract
ellos/ustedes	contraían they/you all used to contract	they/you all used to contract

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraí I contracted	I contracted
tú	contraiste you contracted	you contracted
él/ella/usted	contraió he/she/you contracted	he/she/you contracted
nosotros	contraimos we contracted	we contracted
vosotros	contraisteis you all contracted	you all contracted
ellos/ustedes	contraieron they/you all contracted	they/you all contracted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraeré I will contract	I will contract
tú	contraerás you will contract	you will contract
él/ella/usted	contraerá he/she/you will contract	he/she/you will contract
nosotros	contraeremos we will contract	we will contract
vosotros	contraeréis you all will contract	you all will contract
ellos/ustedes	contraerán they/you all will contract	they/you all will contract

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraería I would contract	I would contract
tú	contraerías you would contract	you would contract
él/ella/usted	contraería he/she/you would contract	he/she/you would contract
nosotros	contraeríamos we would contract	we would contract
vosotros	contraeríais you all would contract	you all would contract
ellos/ustedes	contraerían they/you all would contract	they/you all would contract

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraa that I contract	that I contract
tú	contraas that you contract	that you contract
él/ella/usted	contraa that he/she/you contract	that he/she/you contract
nosotros	contraamos that we contract	that we contract
vosotros	contraáis that you all contract	that you all contract
ellos/ustedes	contraan that they/you all contract	that they/you all contract

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraiera or contraiese that I contracted	that I contracted
tú	contraieras or contraieses that you contracted	that you contracted
él/ella/usted	contraiera or contraiese that he/she/you contracted	that he/she/you contracted
nosotros	contraiéramos or contraiésemos that we contracted	that we contracted
vosotros	contraierais or contraieseis that you all contracted	that you all contracted
ellos/ustedes	contraieran or contraiesen that they/you all contracted	that they/you all contracted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	contrae	contract! (you)
usted	contraa	contract! (you formal)
nosotros	contraamos	let's contract!
vosotros	contraed	contract! (you all)
ustedes	contraan	contract! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no contraas	don't contract! (you)
usted	no contraa	don't contract! (you formal)
nosotros	no contraamos	let's not contract!
vosotros	no contraáis	don't contract! (you all)
ustedes	no contraan	don't contract! (you all)

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