Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrato | |
| tú | contratas | |
| él / ella / usted | contrata | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contratamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contratáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contratan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contraté | |
| tú | contrataste | |
| él / ella / usted | contrató | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contratamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contratasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contrataron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrataba | |
| tú | contratabas | |
| él / ella / usted | contrataba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contratábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contratabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contrataban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrataré | |
| tú | contratarás | |
| él / ella / usted | contratará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contrataremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contrataréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contratarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrataría | |
| tú | contratarías | |
| él / ella / usted | contrataría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contrataríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contrataríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contratarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrate | |
| tú | contrates | |
| él / ella / usted | contrate | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contratemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contratéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contraten |
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 contract, to take on
- to hire
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