Contrariar

to contradict

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

contrariar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

contrariando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

contrariado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrario I contradict	I contradict
tú	contrarias you contradict	you contradict
él/ella/usted	contraria he/she/you contradicts	he/she/you contradicts
nosotros	contrariamos we contradict	we contradict
vosotros	contrariáis you all contradict	you all contradict
ellos/ustedes	contrarian 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	contrariaba I used to contradict	I used to contradict
tú	contrariabas you used to contradict	you used to contradict
él/ella/usted	contrariaba he/she/you used to contradict	he/she/you used to contradict
nosotros	contrariábamos we used to contradict	we used to contradict
vosotros	contrariabais you all used to contradict	you all used to contradict
ellos/ustedes	contrariaban 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	contrarié I contradicted	I contradicted
tú	contrariaste you contradicted	you contradicted
él/ella/usted	contrarió he/she/you contradicted	he/she/you contradicted
nosotros	contrariamos we contradicted	we contradicted
vosotros	contrariasteis you all contradicted	you all contradicted
ellos/ustedes	contrariaron they/you all contradicted	they/you all contradicted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrariaré I will contradict	I will contradict
tú	contrariarás you will contradict	you will contradict
él/ella/usted	contrariará he/she/you will contradict	he/she/you will contradict
nosotros	contrariaremos we will contradict	we will contradict
vosotros	contrariaréis you all will contradict	you all will contradict
ellos/ustedes	contrariarán 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	contrariaría I would contradict	I would contradict
tú	contrariarías you would contradict	you would contradict
él/ella/usted	contrariaría he/she/you would contradict	he/she/you would contradict
nosotros	contrariaríamos we would contradict	we would contradict
vosotros	contrariaríais you all would contradict	you all would contradict
ellos/ustedes	contrariarían 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	contrarie that I contradict	that I contradict
tú	contraries that you contradict	that you contradict
él/ella/usted	contrarie that he/she/you contradict	that he/she/you contradict
nosotros	contrariemos that we contradict	that we contradict
vosotros	contrariéis that you all contradict	that you all contradict
ellos/ustedes	contrarien 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	contrariara or contrariase that I contradicted	that I contradicted
tú	contrariaras or contrariases that you contradicted	that you contradicted
él/ella/usted	contrariara or contrariase that he/she/you contradicted	that he/she/you contradicted
nosotros	contrariáramos or contrariásemos that we contradicted	that we contradicted
vosotros	contrariarais or contrariaseis that you all contradicted	that you all contradicted
ellos/ustedes	contrariaran or contrariasen 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 contrariado I have contradicted	I have contradicted
tú	has contrariado you have contradicted	you have contradicted
él/ella/usted	ha contrariado he/she/you have contradicted	he/she/you have contradicted
nosotros	hemos contrariado we have contradicted	we have contradicted
vosotros	habéis contrariado you all have contradicted	you all have contradicted
ellos/ustedes	han contrariado 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 contrariado I had contradicted	I had contradicted
tú	habías contrariado you had contradicted	you had contradicted
él/ella/usted	había contrariado he/she/you had contradicted	he/she/you had contradicted
nosotros	habíamos contrariado we had contradicted	we had contradicted
vosotros	habíais contrariado you all had contradicted	you all had contradicted
ellos/ustedes	habían contrariado 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 contrariado I had contradicted	I had contradicted
tú	hubiste contrariado you had contradicted	you had contradicted
él/ella/usted	hubo contrariado he/she/you had contradicted	he/she/you had contradicted
nosotros	hubimos contrariado we had contradicted	we had contradicted
vosotros	hubisteis contrariado you all had contradicted	you all had contradicted
ellos/ustedes	hubieron contrariado 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 contrariado I will have contradicted	I will have contradicted
tú	habrás contrariado you will have contradicted	you will have contradicted
él/ella/usted	habrá contrariado he/she/you will have contradicted	he/she/you will have contradicted
nosotros	habremos contrariado we will have contradicted	we will have contradicted
vosotros	habréis contrariado you all will have contradicted	you all will have contradicted
ellos/ustedes	habrán contrariado 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 contrariado I would have contradicted	I would have contradicted
tú	habrías contrariado you would have contradicted	you would have contradicted
él/ella/usted	habría contrariado he/she/you would have contradicted	he/she/you would have contradicted
nosotros	habríamos contrariado we would have contradicted	we would have contradicted
vosotros	habríais contrariado you all would have contradicted	you all would have contradicted
ellos/ustedes	habrían contrariado 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 contrariado that I have contradicted	that I have contradicted
tú	hayas contrariado that you have contradicted	that you have contradicted
él/ella/usted	haya contrariado that he/she/you have contradicted	that he/she/you have contradicted
nosotros	hayamos contrariado that we have contradicted	that we have contradicted
vosotros	hayáis contrariado that you all have contradicted	that you all have contradicted
ellos/ustedes	hayan contrariado 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 contrariado that I had contradicted	that I had contradicted
tú	hubieras contrariado that you had contradicted	that you had contradicted
él/ella/usted	hubiera contrariado that he/she/you had contradicted	that he/she/you had contradicted
nosotros	hubiéramos contrariado that we had contradicted	that we had contradicted
vosotros	hubierais contrariado that you all had contradicted	that you all had contradicted
ellos/ustedes	hubieran contrariado 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	contraria	contradict! (you)
usted	contrarie	contradict! (you formal)
nosotros	contrariemos	let's contradict!
vosotros	contrariad	contradict! (you all)
ustedes	contrarien	contradict! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no contraries	don't contradict! (you)
usted	no contrarie	don't contradict! (you formal)
nosotros	no contrariemos	let's not contradict!
vosotros	no contrariéis	don't contradict! (you all)
ustedes	no contrarien	don't contradict! (you all)

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