contraer conjugation
to contract
Contraer Non-Conjugated Forms
Infinitive
contraer
to contract
Gerund
contrayendo
Present Participle
Past Participle
contraído
Used in perfect tenses
Contraer Indicative Mood
Used for statements of fact, certainty, and objective reality
| Person | Present📖 | Preterite📖 | Imperfect📖 | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contraigo | contraje | contraía | contraeré | contraería |
| tú | contraes | contrajiste | contraías | contraerás | contraerías |
| él/ella/usted | contrae | contrajo | contraía | contraerá | contraería |
| nosotros | contraemos | contrajimos | contraíamos | contraeremos | contraeríamos |
| vosotros | contraéis | contrajisteis | contraíais | contraeréis | contraeríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | contraen | contrajeron | contraían | contraerán | contraerían |
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Present📖
Preterite📖
Imperfect📖
Future
Conditional
Contraer Perfect Tenses
Compound tenses using auxiliary verb "haber" + past participle
| Person | Present Perfect📖 | Past Perfect📖 | Future Perfect📖 | Conditional Perfect📖 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | he contraído | había contraído | habré contraído | habría contraído |
| tú | has contraído | habías contraído | habrás contraído | habrías contraído |
| él/ella/usted | ha contraído | había contraído | habrá contraído | habría contraído |
| nosotros | hemos contraído | habíamos contraído | habremos contraído | habríamos contraído |
| vosotros | habéis contraído | habíais contraído | habréis contraído | habríais contraído |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | han contraído | habían contraído | habrán contraído | habrían contraído |
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Present Perfect📖
Past Perfect📖
Future Perfect📖
Conditional Perfect📖
Contraer Subjunctive Mood
Used for doubt, emotion, desire, possibility, and hypothetical situations
The imperfect subjunctive has two forms: -ra (more common in speech) and -se (more literary, common in Spain). Both are equally correct and interchangeable.
| Person | Present Subj. | Imperf. Subj. (-ra) | Imperf. Subj. (-se) Literary / Spain |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contraiga | contrajera | contrajese |
| tú | contraigas | contrajeras | contrajeses |
| él/ella/usted | contraiga | contrajera | contrajese |
| nosotros | contraigamos | contrajéramos | contrajésemos |
| vosotros | contraigáis | contrajerais | contrajeseis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | contraigan | contrajeran | contrajesen |
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Present Subj.
Imperf. Subj. (-ra)
Imperf. Subj. (-se)Literary / Spain
Contraer Imperative Mood
Used for commands, requests, and instructions
| Person | Imperative |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | contrae |
| él/ella/usted | contraiga |
| nosotros | contraigamos |
| vosotros | contraed |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | contraigan |
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Imperative
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Irregular Verb
This is an irregular verb, so it doesn't follow the standard conjugation patterns. You'll need to memorise the irregular forms, especially in the present indicative and preterite.
Usage Tips
- Indicative: Use for facts, statements, and objective reality
- Subjunctive: Use after expressions of doubt, emotion, desire, or uncertainty
- Imperative: Use for direct commands and requests
- Perfect Tenses: Use to express actions completed relative to another time
Examples and Common Phrases
Examples
Common Phrases
Verb Information
Category
action
Ending Type
-er verb
Verb Type
Irregular verb
Frequency
Top 100 most common
Usage Tips
Practice Suggestion
Try creating your own sentences with this verb. Start with simple present tense sentences and gradually work up to more complex constructions.