Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemplo | |
| tú | contemplas | |
| él / ella / usted | contempla | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contemplamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contempláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contemplan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemplé | |
| tú | contemplaste | |
| él / ella / usted | contempló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contemplamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contemplasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contemplaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemplaba | |
| tú | contemplabas | |
| él / ella / usted | contemplaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contemplábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contemplabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contemplaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemplaré | |
| tú | contemplarás | |
| él / ella / usted | contemplará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contemplaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contemplaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contemplarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemplaría | |
| tú | contemplarías | |
| él / ella / usted | contemplaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contemplaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contemplaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contemplarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemple | |
| tú | contemples | |
| él / ella / usted | contemple | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contemplemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contempléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contemplen |
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 contemplate
- to behold
- to regard
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
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