contraer

to contractirregular-er verb
Where it breaks the pattern
  • contraer follows traer: irregular first-person form
  • contraer follows traer: irregular preterite stem; the 1s and 3s endings are unstressed, so they carry no written accent
  • contraer follows traer: present subjunctive is built from the irregular yo form
  • contraer follows traer: imperfect subjunctive is built from the third-person preterite stem
  • unstressed i → y between vowels

Indicativo: contraer conjugation

PresentePretéritoImperfectoFuturoCondicional
yocontraigocontrajecontraíacontraerécontraería
túcontraescontrajistecontraíascontraeráscontraerías
él / ella / Ud.contraecontrajocontraíacontraerácontraería
nosotroscontraemoscontrajimoscontraíamoscontraeremoscontraeríamos
vosotroscontraéiscontrajisteiscontraíaiscontraeréiscontraeríais
ellos / Uds.contraencontrajeroncontraíancontraeráncontraerían

Participio: contraido · Gerundio: contrayendo

irregular form

Built on traer

These verbs are traer with a prefix, and they inherit its irregular forms.