Contrastar

to contrast

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

contrastar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

contrastando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

contrastado

Simple Tenses

⚡

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrasto I contrast	I contrast
tú	contrastas you contrast	you contrast
él/ella/usted	contrasta he/she/you contrasts	he/she/you contrasts
nosotros	contrastamos we contrast	we contrast
vosotros	contrastáis you all contrast	you all contrast
ellos/ustedes	contrastan they/you all contrast	they/you all contrast

🕰️

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrastaba I used to contrast	I used to contrast
tú	contrastabas you used to contrast	you used to contrast
él/ella/usted	contrastaba he/she/you used to contrast	he/she/you used to contrast
nosotros	contrastábamos we used to contrast	we used to contrast
vosotros	contrastabais you all used to contrast	you all used to contrast
ellos/ustedes	contrastaban they/you all used to contrast	they/you all used to contrast

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrasté I contrasted	I contrasted
tú	contrastaste you contrasted	you contrasted
él/ella/usted	contrastó he/she/you contrasted	he/she/you contrasted
nosotros	contrastamos we contrasted	we contrasted
vosotros	contrastasteis you all contrasted	you all contrasted
ellos/ustedes	contrastaron they/you all contrasted	they/you all contrasted

🔮

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrastaré I will contrast	I will contrast
tú	contrastarás you will contrast	you will contrast
él/ella/usted	contrastará he/she/you will contrast	he/she/you will contrast
nosotros	contrastaremos we will contrast	we will contrast
vosotros	contrastaréis you all will contrast	you all will contrast
ellos/ustedes	contrastarán they/you all will contrast	they/you all will contrast

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrastaría I would contrast	I would contrast
tú	contrastarías you would contrast	you would contrast
él/ella/usted	contrastaría he/she/you would contrast	he/she/you would contrast
nosotros	contrastaríamos we would contrast	we would contrast
vosotros	contrastaríais you all would contrast	you all would contrast
ellos/ustedes	contrastarían they/you all would contrast	they/you all would contrast

💭

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraste that I contrast	that I contrast
tú	contrastes that you contrast	that you contrast
él/ella/usted	contraste that he/she/you contrast	that he/she/you contrast
nosotros	contrastemos that we contrast	that we contrast
vosotros	contrastéis that you all contrast	that you all contrast
ellos/ustedes	contrasten that they/you all contrast	that they/you all contrast

🌙

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrastara or contrastase that I contrasted	that I contrasted
tú	contrastaras or contrastases that you contrasted	that you contrasted
él/ella/usted	contrastara or contrastase that he/she/you contrasted	that he/she/you contrasted
nosotros	contrastáramos or contrastásemos that we contrasted	that we contrasted
vosotros	contrastarais or contrastaseis that you all contrasted	that you all contrasted
ellos/ustedes	contrastaran or contrastasen 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 contrastado I have contrasted	I have contrasted
tú	has contrastado you have contrasted	you have contrasted
él/ella/usted	ha contrastado he/she/you have contrasted	he/she/you have contrasted
nosotros	hemos contrastado we have contrasted	we have contrasted
vosotros	habéis contrastado you all have contrasted	you all have contrasted
ellos/ustedes	han contrastado 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 contrastado I had contrasted	I had contrasted
tú	habías contrastado you had contrasted	you had contrasted
él/ella/usted	había contrastado he/she/you had contrasted	he/she/you had contrasted
nosotros	habíamos contrastado we had contrasted	we had contrasted
vosotros	habíais contrastado you all had contrasted	you all had contrasted
ellos/ustedes	habían contrastado they/you all had contrasted	they/you all had contrasted

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

🔄

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

💫

Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera contrastado that I had contrasted	that I had contrasted
tú	hubieras contrastado that you had contrasted	that you had contrasted
él/ella/usted	hubiera contrastado that he/she/you had contrasted	that he/she/you had contrasted
nosotros	hubiéramos contrastado that we had contrasted	that we had contrasted
vosotros	hubierais contrastado that you all had contrasted	that you all had contrasted
ellos/ustedes	hubieran contrastado 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	contrasta	contrast! (you)
usted	contraste	contrast! (you formal)
nosotros	contrastemos	let's contrast!
vosotros	contrastad	contrast! (you all)
ustedes	contrasten	contrast! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no contrastes	don't contrast! (you)
usted	no contraste	don't contrast! (you formal)
nosotros	no contrastemos	let's not contrast!
vosotros	no contrastéis	don't contrast! (you all)
ustedes	no contrasten	don't contrast! (you all)

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