Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrarresto | |
| tú | contrarrestas | |
| él / ella / usted | contrarresta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contrarrestamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contrarrestáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contrarrestan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrarresté | |
| tú | contrarrestaste | |
| él / ella / usted | contrarrestó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contrarrestamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contrarrestasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contrarrestaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrarrestaba | |
| tú | contrarrestabas | |
| él / ella / usted | contrarrestaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contrarrestábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contrarrestabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contrarrestaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrarrestaré | |
| tú | contrarrestarás | |
| él / ella / usted | contrarrestará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contrarrestaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contrarrestaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contrarrestarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrarrestaría | |
| tú | contrarrestarías | |
| él / ella / usted | contrarrestaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contrarrestaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contrarrestaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contrarrestarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrarreste | |
| tú | contrarrestes | |
| él / ella / usted | contrarreste | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contrarrestemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contrarrestéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contrarresten |
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 counteract, counter
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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