Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contengo | |
| tú | contienes | |
| él / ella / usted | contiene | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contenemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contenéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contienen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contuve | |
| tú | contuviste | |
| él / ella / usted | contuvo | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contuvimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contuvisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contuvieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contenía | |
| tú | contenías | |
| él / ella / usted | contenía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | conteníamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | conteníais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contenían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contendré | |
| tú | contendrás | |
| él / ella / usted | contendrá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contendremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contendréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contendrán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contendría | |
| tú | contendrías | |
| él / ella / usted | contendría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contendríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contendríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contendrían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contenga | |
| tú | contengas | |
| él / ella / usted | contenga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contengamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contengáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contengan |
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 contain
- to hold
- to restrain, check
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