Contratar

to hire

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

contratar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

contratando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

contratado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrato I hire	I hire
tú	contratas you hire	you hire
él/ella/usted	contrata he/she/you hires	he/she/you hires
nosotros	contratamos we hire	we hire
vosotros	contratáis you all hire	you all hire
ellos/ustedes	contratan they/you all hire	they/you all hire

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrataba I used to hire	I used to hire
tú	contratabas you used to hire	you used to hire
él/ella/usted	contrataba he/she/you used to hire	he/she/you used to hire
nosotros	contratábamos we used to hire	we used to hire
vosotros	contratabais you all used to hire	you all used to hire
ellos/ustedes	contrataban they/you all used to hire	they/you all used to hire

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contraté I hired	I hired
tú	contrataste you hired	you hired
él/ella/usted	contrató he/she/you hired	he/she/you hired
nosotros	contratamos we hired	we hired
vosotros	contratasteis you all hired	you all hired
ellos/ustedes	contrataron they/you all hired	they/you all hired

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrataré I will hire	I will hire
tú	contratarás you will hire	you will hire
él/ella/usted	contratará he/she/you will hire	he/she/you will hire
nosotros	contrataremos we will hire	we will hire
vosotros	contrataréis you all will hire	you all will hire
ellos/ustedes	contratarán they/you all will hire	they/you all will hire

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrataría I would hire	I would hire
tú	contratarías you would hire	you would hire
él/ella/usted	contrataría he/she/you would hire	he/she/you would hire
nosotros	contrataríamos we would hire	we would hire
vosotros	contrataríais you all would hire	you all would hire
ellos/ustedes	contratarían they/you all would hire	they/you all would hire

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contrate that I hire	that I hire
tú	contrates that you hire	that you hire
él/ella/usted	contrate that he/she/you hire	that he/she/you hire
nosotros	contratemos that we hire	that we hire
vosotros	contratéis that you all hire	that you all hire
ellos/ustedes	contraten that they/you all hire	that they/you all hire

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contratara or contratase that I hired	that I hired
tú	contrataras or contratases that you hired	that you hired
él/ella/usted	contratara or contratase that he/she/you hired	that he/she/you hired
nosotros	contratáramos or contratásemos that we hired	that we hired
vosotros	contratarais or contrataseis that you all hired	that you all hired
ellos/ustedes	contrataran or contratasen that they/you all hired	that they/you all hired

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	contrata	hire! (you)
usted	contrate	hire! (you formal)
nosotros	contratemos	let's hire!
vosotros	contratad	hire! (you all)
ustedes	contraten	hire! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no contrates	don't hire! (you)
usted	no contrate	don't hire! (you formal)
nosotros	no contratemos	let's not hire!
vosotros	no contratéis	don't hire! (you all)
ustedes	no contraten	don't hire! (you all)

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