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All the words: Spanish

contratar

Level B1

Meaning

to hire, to contract

Example

Contratamos a un abogado para revisar el contrato.

We hired a lawyer to review the contract.

A way to remember it

Same root as English "contract": hiring someone means signing a contract; not contrastar "to contrast".

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
contrato
you (sg.)
contratas
he, she
contrata
we
contratamos
you (pl.)
contratáis
they
contratan
simple past
I
contraté
you (sg.)
contrataste
he, she
contrató
we
contratamos
you (pl.)
contratasteis
they
contrataron
imperfect
I
contrataba
you (sg.)
contratabas
he, she
contrataba
we
contratábamos
you (pl.)
contratabais
they
contrataban
imperative
you (sg.)
contrata
we
contratemos
you (pl.)
contratad
future
I
contrataré
you (sg.)
contratarás
he, she
contratará
we
contrataremos
you (pl.)
contrataréis
they
contratarán
conditional
I
contrataría
you (sg.)
contratarías
he, she
contrataría
we
contrataríamos
you (pl.)
contrataríais
they
contratarían
present subjunctive
I
contrate
you (sg.)
contrates
he, she
contrate
we
contratemos
you (pl.)
contratéis
they
contraten
imperfect subjunctive
I
contratara / contratase
you (sg.)
contrataras / contratases
he, she
contratara / contratase
we
contratáramos / contratásemos
you (pl.)
contratarais / contrataseis
they
contrataran / contratasen

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