Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contacto | |
| tú | contactas | |
| él / ella / usted | contacta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contactamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contactáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contactan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contacté | |
| tú | contactaste | |
| él / ella / usted | contactó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contactamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contactasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contactaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contactaba | |
| tú | contactabas | |
| él / ella / usted | contactaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contactábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contactabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contactaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contactaré | |
| tú | contactarás | |
| él / ella / usted | contactará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contactaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contactaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contactarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contactaría | |
| tú | contactarías | |
| él / ella / usted | contactaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contactaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contactaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contactarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contacte | |
| tú | contactes | |
| él / ella / usted | contacte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contactemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contactéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contacten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to contact, to reach out to
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations