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Contratar (to hire)

Conjugation of contratar (to hire) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Contratar (to hire)

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Category: a2

Module 6: En el trabajo (At work)

Lesson 38: Entrevista de trabajo (Job interview)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Contratar (to hire) Contratando (Hiring) Contratado (Hired)

Contratar (to hire): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) contrato I hire
(tú) contratas You hire
(él/ella) contrata he/she hires
(nosotros/nosotras) contratamos we hire
(vosotros/vosotras) contratáis You hire
(ellos/ellas) contratan they hire

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he contratado I have hired
(tú) has contratado You have hired
(él/ella) ha contratado he/she has hired
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos contratado We have hired
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis contratado You have hired
(ellos/ellas) han contratado They have hired

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) contrate I hire
(tú) contrates You hire
(él/ella) contrate he/she hires
(nosotros/nosotras) contratemos we hire
(vosotros/vosotras) contratéis You hire
(ellos/ellas) contraten they hire

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya contratado I have hired
(tú) hayas contratado you have hired
(él/ella) haya contratado he/she has hired
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos contratado we have hired
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis contratado You have hired
(ellos/ellas) hayan contratado they have hired

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) contrataba I used to hire
(tú) contratabas You used to hire
(él/ella) contrataba he/she hired
(nosotros/nosotras) contratábamos we hired
(vosotros/vosotras) contratabais you were hiring
(ellos/ellas) contrataban they hired

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había contratado I had hired
(tú) habías contratado You had hired
(él/ella) había contratado he/she had hired
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos contratado we had hired
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais contratado you had hired
(ellos/ellas) habían contratado they had hired

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) contratara/contratase I were to hire
(tú) contrataras/contratases You hired/hired
(él/ella) contratara/contratase he/she hired
(nosotros/nosotras) contratáramos/contratásemos we hired
(vosotros/vosotras) contratarais/contrataseis You would hire
(ellos/ellas) contrataran/contratasen they would hire

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese contratado I had hired
(tú) hubieras/hubieses contratado you had hired
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese contratado he/she would have hired
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos contratado we had hired
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis contratado you would have hired
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen contratado they had hired

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) contraté I hired
(tú) contrataste You hired
(él/ella) contrató he/she hired
(nosotros/nosotras) contratamos we hired
(vosotros/vosotras) contratasteis you hired
(ellos/ellas) contrataron they hired

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube contratado I had hired
(tú) hubiste contratado You had hired
(él/ella) hubo contratado he/she had hired
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos contratado we had hired
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis contratado You hired
(ellos/ellas) hubieron contratado (they) had hired

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) contratare I will hire
(tú) contratares You hire
(él/ella) contratare he/she will hire
(nosotros/nosotras) contratáramos we would hire
(vosotros/vosotras) contratareis You will hire
(ellos/ellas) contrataren they would hire

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere contratado I will have hired
(tú) hubieres contratado you will have hired
(él/ella) hubiere contratado he/she will have hired
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos contratado we will have hired
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis contratado You would have hired
(ellos/ellas) hubieren contratado they will have hired

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) contrataré I will hire
(tú) contratarás You will hire
(él/ella) contratará he/she will hire
(nosotros/nosotras) contrataremos we will hire
(vosotros/vosotras) contrataréis You will hire
(ellos/ellas) contratarán they will hire

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré contratado I will have hired
(tú) habrás contratado You will have hired
(él/ella) habrá contratado he/she will have hired
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos contratado we will have hired
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis contratado you will have hired
(ellos/ellas) habrán contratado They will have hired
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Contrata! You hire!
¡Contrate! Hire!
¡Contratemos! Let's hire!
¡Contratad! You hire
¡Contraten! Hire!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No contrates! You do not hire
¡No contrate! He/She do not hire
¡No contratemos! Let's not hire!
¡No contratéis! You (pl.) do not hire.
¡No contraten! They do not hire!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) contrataría I would hire
(tú) contratarías You would hire
(él/ella) contrataría he/she would hire
(nosotros/nosotras) contrataríamos we would hire
(vosotros/vosotras) contrataríais You would hire
(ellos/ellas) contratarían they would hire

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría contratado I would have hired
(tú) habrías contratado You would have hired
(él/ella) habría contratado he/she would have hired
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos contratado we would have hired
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais contratado You would have hired
(ellos/ellas) habrían contratado they would have hired