contratar
B2to contract, to take on
contratar in every tense
All six simple tenses of contratar, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contrato |
| tú | contratas |
| él/ella/usted | contrata |
| nosotros | contratamos |
| vosotros | contratáis |
| ellos/ustedes | contratan |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contraté |
| tú | contrataste |
| él/ella/usted | contrató |
| nosotros | contratamos |
| vosotros | contratasteis |
| ellos/ustedes | contrataron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contrataba |
| tú | contratabas |
| él/ella/usted | contrataba |
| nosotros | contratábamos |
| vosotros | contratabais |
| ellos/ustedes | contrataban |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contrataré |
| tú | contratarás |
| él/ella/usted | contratará |
| nosotros | contrataremos |
| vosotros | contrataréis |
| ellos/ustedes | contratarán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contrataría |
| tú | contratarías |
| él/ella/usted | contrataría |
| nosotros | contrataríamos |
| vosotros | contrataríais |
| ellos/ustedes | contratarían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contrate |
| tú | contrates |
| él/ella/usted | contrate |
| nosotros | contratemos |
| vosotros | contratéis |
| ellos/ustedes | contraten |
regular
contratar in example sentences
Forms of contratar appear in 71 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the contratar family
Forms of contratar with their own word page:
Nouns and adjectives built on the same stem:
Verbs conjugated like contratar
The same pattern (regular), nearest in the frequency list:
Make contratar automatic
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