Contraponer

to contrast

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

contraponer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

contraponiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

contraponido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrapono I contrast	I contrast
tú	contrapones you contrast	you contrast
él/ella/usted	contrapone he/she/you contrasts	he/she/you contrasts
nosotros	contraponemos we contrast	we contrast
vosotros	contraponéis you all contrast	you all contrast
ellos/ustedes	contraponen they/you all contrast	they/you all contrast

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraponía I used to contrast	I used to contrast
tú	contraponías you used to contrast	you used to contrast
él/ella/usted	contraponía he/she/you used to contrast	he/she/you used to contrast
nosotros	contraponíamos we used to contrast	we used to contrast
vosotros	contraponíais you all used to contrast	you all used to contrast
ellos/ustedes	contraponían they/you all used to contrast	they/you all used to contrast

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraponí I contrasted	I contrasted
tú	contraponiste you contrasted	you contrasted
él/ella/usted	contraponió he/she/you contrasted	he/she/you contrasted
nosotros	contraponimos we contrasted	we contrasted
vosotros	contraponisteis you all contrasted	you all contrasted
ellos/ustedes	contraponieron they/you all contrasted	they/you all contrasted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraponeré I will contrast	I will contrast
tú	contraponerás you will contrast	you will contrast
él/ella/usted	contraponerá he/she/you will contrast	he/she/you will contrast
nosotros	contraponeremos we will contrast	we will contrast
vosotros	contraponeréis you all will contrast	you all will contrast
ellos/ustedes	contraponerán they/you all will contrast	they/you all will contrast

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraponería I would contrast	I would contrast
tú	contraponerías you would contrast	you would contrast
él/ella/usted	contraponería he/she/you would contrast	he/she/you would contrast
nosotros	contraponeríamos we would contrast	we would contrast
vosotros	contraponeríais you all would contrast	you all would contrast
ellos/ustedes	contraponerían they/you all would contrast	they/you all would contrast

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrapona that I contrast	that I contrast
tú	contraponas that you contrast	that you contrast
él/ella/usted	contrapona that he/she/you contrast	that he/she/you contrast
nosotros	contraponamos that we contrast	that we contrast
vosotros	contraponáis that you all contrast	that you all contrast
ellos/ustedes	contraponan that they/you all contrast	that they/you all contrast

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraponiera or contraponiese that I contrasted	that I contrasted
tú	contraponieras or contraponieses that you contrasted	that you contrasted
él/ella/usted	contraponiera or contraponiese that he/she/you contrasted	that he/she/you contrasted
nosotros	contraponiéramos or contraponiésemos that we contrasted	that we contrasted
vosotros	contraponierais or contraponieseis that you all contrasted	that you all contrasted
ellos/ustedes	contraponieran or contraponiesen that they/you all contrasted	that they/you all contrasted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	contrapone	contrast! (you)
usted	contrapona	contrast! (you formal)
nosotros	contraponamos	let's contrast!
vosotros	contraponed	contrast! (you all)
ustedes	contraponan	contrast! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no contraponas	don't contrast! (you)
usted	no contrapona	don't contrast! (you formal)
nosotros	no contraponamos	let's not contrast!
vosotros	no contraponáis	don't contrast! (you all)
ustedes	no contraponan	don't contrast! (you all)

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