SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

traer

to bring (in the sense of transport, for differences with llevar and examples see that entry)

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Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

traer: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yotraigo
tútraes
él / ella / ustedtrae
nosotros / nosotrastraemos
vosotros / vosotrastraéis
ellos / ellas / ustedestraen

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

traer: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yotraje
tútrajiste
él / ella / ustedtrajo
nosotros / nosotrastrajimos
vosotros / vosotrastrajisteis
ellos / ellas / ustedestrajeron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

traer: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yotraía
tútraías
él / ella / ustedtraía
nosotros / nosotrastraíamos
vosotros / vosotrastraíais
ellos / ellas / ustedestraían

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

traer: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yotraeré
tútraerás
él / ella / ustedtraerá
nosotros / nosotrastraeremos
vosotros / vosotrastraeréis
ellos / ellas / ustedestraerán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

traer: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yotraería
tútraerías
él / ella / ustedtraería
nosotros / nosotrastraeríamos
vosotros / vosotrastraeríais
ellos / ellas / ustedestraerían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

traer: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yotraiga
tútraigas
él / ella / ustedtraiga
nosotros / nosotrastraigamos
vosotros / vosotrastraigáis
ellos / ellas / ustedestraigan

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 bring (in the sense of transport, for differences with llevar and examples see that entry)
  • to bring about, cause, occasion
  • to make (cause to be in or have a certain condition or state)

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

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